Lincolnshire?

Lincolnshire has played a great part in the early discovery and exploration of America. Some of it's achievements have even been credited to others. It's influence on America continued even into the twentieth century. Here we'll test your knowledge of these connections.



Around 80% of the Pilgrim Fathers who sailed on the Mayflower were Lincolnshire Puritans. Contrary to popular belief,Their journey began from a small Lincolnshire port before the STOPPED IN AT PLYMOUTH on the way to America to take on supplies. Their original port of departure was:



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South Killingholme

South Ferriby

Marshchapel

Ingoldmells

Lincolnshire?
Hi Jay,



As far as I was aware the Pilgrim Fathers set sail from the banks of the Humber River at a place called Immingham Creek. There is a plaque in Immingham today that commerorates this.



Of the places you list : Marshchapel is inland and Ingoldmells is too far down the coast towards Skeggy. The closest of the other two to Immingham is South Killingholme, although this isn't on the coast either, but South Ferriby is.
Reply:south ferriby, from someone who lives in lincolnshire, its the only place near a river which is in lincolnshire...
Reply:Many of the Pilgrim leaders were from Lincolnshire but had left the county years before, having relocated to Holland. When the Pilgrims left for North America, they sailed on the Mayflower from London, the ship having arrived in London two weeks before from La Rochelle, France.