Five Boroughs of the Danelaw

The Five Boroughs or The Five Boroughs of the Danelaw were the five main towns of Danish Mercia (what is now the East Midlands). These were Derby, Leicester, Lincoln, Nottingham and Stamford. The first four later became county towns.

Derby

Leicester

Lincoln

Nottingham

Stamford

Location of the Five Burghs in the English Midlands

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