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In the Domesday Book Survey of 1086, Earl Algar and Ivo Talbois held Spalding. The latter was Lord of Spalding, and nephew of William the Conqueror. Before being granted Spalding, his domains were in Angers, in Calvados, Normandy. He became the Sheriff of Lincoln, which he ruled with much pomp from his Castle at Spalding. The Lord of Spalding's dispute with the monks of Crowland which erupted in 1070 was continued by his successors until the 15th century. Lord Spalding had many other lands in Read More

Known as The Heart of the Fens, Spalding has long been famous as a centre of the bulb industry. The annual Spalding Tulip Parade took place on the first Saturday in May, from 1959 through to 2013 Its procession of floats on various themes each decorated with tulip petals, a by-product of the bulb industry, would wind it's way through the town. In years when the tulips were late, daffodils or hyacinths were sometimes used in their place. If the tulips were early, crepe paper was substituted. The flower industry has become less important since Read More