* August 23 – A small earthquake hits Spalding, Lincolnshire, England.

Crowland ( modern usage ) or Croyland ( medieval era name and the one still in ecclesiastical use ) is a small town in south Lincolnshire, England, positioned between Peterborough and Spalding, with two sites of historical interest.

The edited transcript of " Spalding Gray's Last Interview " has been published in New England Theatre Journal.

In 1963, with the assistance of sympathetic westerners, he received a Spalding sponsorship to study Comparative Religion at Oxford University in England.

Spalding is a market town with a population of 30, 000 on the River Welland in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England.

* Spalding Parish Church of England Day School-Clay Lake

* Spalding Flower Parade England

Twenty is a small, somewhat remote hamlet, east of the market town of Bourne, ( between Bourne and Spalding ) in Lincolnshire, England.

Ayscoughfee Hall () is a grade I listed building, located in central Spalding, Lincolnshire, England, and is a landmark on the fen tour.

Although Spalding's books claimed he was born in England in 1853, Spalding was born in North Cohocton, New York in 1872.

Another early account of kicking ball games from England comes in a 1321 dispensation, granted by Pope John XXII to William de Spalding of Shouldham:

* Spalding Rural District, a rural district in Holland, Lincolnshire, England from 1894 to 1974

* Spalding railway station serves the town of Spalding, Lincolnshire, England

* Spalding Grammar School, a selective school on Priory Road in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England

* Spalding United F. C., a football club based in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England

In very early censuses of England ( before the 16th century ) the village was sometimes listed as Holme, Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, though there is little evidence of any other towns scattered across the moor at that or any time.

Impressionism has also influenced at least some of the music of Manuel de Falla, Paul Dukas, Jean Sibelius, George Butterworth, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gustav Holst, John Ireland, Cyril Scott, Zoltán Kodály, Ottorino Respighi, Jacques Ibert, Bohuslav Martinu, Olivier Messiaen, Alan Hovhaness, Ned Rorem, György Ligeti, Selim Palmgren, and Toru Takemitsu, among others, as well as jazz musicians such as Bix Beiderbecke, Duke Ellington, Claude Thornhill, Bud Powell, Dave Brubeck, Gil Evans, Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Frank Kimbrough, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Shirley Horn and Esperanza Spalding, progressive rock musicians such as King Crimson, Frank Zappa, Pink Floyd, and Yes, the entire genre of post-rock, and electronic artists like Tangerine Dream and Popol Vuh, as well as Aphex Twin and Autechre.

Sheriff Royce Spalding has a chance to eat a few bites before deputies come calling.

" Gray's widow, Kathie Russo, has said, " You know, Spalding cried after he saw that movie.

Hörstmar County Primary School in Lemgo has a twin school in Holme on Spalding Moor since 1989.

The firm has a London-based international arm, King & Spalding International LLP, which opened in 2003, and office or affiliates in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Frankfurt, Geneva, Paris, Riyadh, Singapore and Moscow.

Excavations at Wygate Park in Spalding have shown that there has been occupation in this area from at least the Roman period, when this part of Lincolnshire was used for the production of salt to which it was suited as coastal siltland.

Known as The Heart of the Fens, Spalding is famous as a centre of the bulb industry, and has close links with the Netherlands ( origin of the Geest family, who were former major local employers ).

Spalding has a popular, reasonably-sized, market every Tuesday and Saturday and on the first Saturday in every month a Farmers ' Market.

St John's, the Parish Church of St John the Baptist, built in 1875 at the same time as the Church school next door, Spalding Parish Church itself ( St Mary and St Nicolas, Spalding ) has a handsome spire visible for miles around and dates from the 13th century.

Spalding also has its very own local radio station, Tulip Radio broadcasting on 107. 5FM ( full time ) from Friday 12 June 2009, meanwhile training local media students while off air.

It featured her friends such as her best friend Brie ( played by Lauren Petty ), the easily offended Misty Rains ( played by Molly Orr ), Spalding ( played by Taran Killam ), a boy who has a huge crush on Moody but criticizes her in a ridiculous way and constantly has objects flung at him from beyond the screen ; and Sternum ( played by Matthew Botuchis ), a brooding " bad boy " who responds to every question by asking the opposite question.

Under the artistic directorship of Alistair Spalding since 2004, Sadler's Wells has expanded to become a production house as well as a receiving house hosting performances by visiting companies from the UK and around the world.

The ball, which is manufactured by Spalding, does not require a " break-in " period of use as leather balls do, and has the ability to absorb water and oils, meaning that sweat from players touching the ball is better absorbed, making the ball less slippery.

He is / has been involved with producing for Esperanza Spalding, Mary J. Blige, RZA, Wale, Asher Roth, Chiddy Bang, Melanie Fiona, Mark Ronson, Busta Rhymes, Beyoncé, Phife Dawg, D ' Angelo, Questlove, Kanye West and Jay-Z.

Russell Simins has produced, remixed and performed with numerous bands including Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Honeymoon Killers, Crowbar Massage, Cibo Matto, Grapevine, Ween, Luscious Jackson, Yoko Ono, Money Mark, Fred Schneider, Duran Duran, Asian Dub Foundation, Stereolab, Tom Waits, The Pierces, Tandy, Spalding Rockwell, The Morning Pages, Little Barrie, Jena Malone, Tiny Masters of Today and Harper Simon.

As a successful lawyer and businessman, Paul Zed is legal counsel to Barry Spalding, a leading Atlantic Canadian law firm and has been a member of the New Brunswick, Canadian and International Bar Associations since 1982.

He has contributed essays to the books City Secrets — New York as well as Life Interrupted by Spalding Gray, and appears on the children's CD Philadelphia Chickens.

Later from San Francisco, Kelly wrote Spalding, who was back in Chicago, " Cincinnati Club has gone back on us.

Frances Spalding has written an illuminating article about this aspect of Raverat's life in the Guardian.

The name has become so common that Spalding now uses it in marketing, and it is now a registered trademark.

The A16 has now moved to the former A1073 from Crowland to Spalding, and the bypass became the A1175 in October 2011.

Chadwick edited The Beadle Baseball Player, the first baseball guide on public sale, as well as the Spalding and Reach annual guides for a number of years and in this capacity promoted the game and influenced the then-infant discipline of sports journalism.

* Spalding, a market town, administrative centre of South Holland, and famed for its annual Flower Parade ;

Spalding is well known for its annual Flower Parade which attracts many regular visitors from all over the world.

Spalding was chosen to host the World Tulip Summit in 2008, from Thursday, 1 May to Friday, 2 May, alongside a broader Tulipmania festival from 13 April to 24 May.

The town is served by the local South Holland radio station Tulip Radio from nearby Spalding.