Alford (pronounced "Olford") is a town in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of about 3,500 people. It lies at the foot of the Lincolnshire Wolds, 13 miles north-west of Skegness and is known for its five-sailed windmill, which still produces flour. The town is also known for its Manor House, where the famous Craft Market has been held each August Bank Holiday since the 1970s.
The parish was in the Alford sub-district of the Spilsby Registration District.
The Lincolnshire Archives holds: Baptisms 1561-1987; Marriages 1538-1998; Burials 1538-1944; Bishops Transcripts 1561-1836 and 1882-1891.
The Alford War Memorial was dedicated in August 1919 in pouring rain by Lt Col. SANDELL, a local man who had been the Colonel of 1/5th Lincolnshire Regiment throughout the Great War.
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