Tennyson County, A Visit with Alfred Lord Tennyson

by Mary Cook
Historic Lincolnshire, popularly known as "Tennyson County", is a beguiling mixture of rolling hills (The Wolds) and fenland, scattered with old towns and villages, and defined on its eastern side by miles of golden sands bordering the North Sea. It is here that Alfred Tennyson, the "Pop Idol" of Victorian times, first saw the light of day in 1809.
No signposts point to the fact that Tennyson, hailed as one of England's greatest poets, came from the tiny village of Somersby. Instead, there is a sense that he still lives there and has just stepped out for a walk. His life is signpo...