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210 years after he died, Captain Matthew Flinders has been laid to rest in his hometown in the English countryside. The remains of the first man to circumnavigate Australia were found under a London railway station.

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Captain Matthew Flinders: Explorer who 'named Australia' reburied at Lincolnshire birthplace

It was both a homecoming and a farewell for one of Britain's greatest explorers

Explorer Matthew Flinders reburied at birthplace in United Kingdom

A 19th Century explorer credited with mapping and naming Australia has been laid to rest in the village of his birth.

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Matthew Flinders’ final journey, centuries after he put Australia on the map The British Naval Captain Matthew Flinders (1774 - 1814) could never have imagined that he would be reburied with fanfare in 2024, almost 200 years after his extraordinary life was cut short. 

A Lincolnshire village is preparing for hundreds of guests to attend the reburial of a 19th Century explorer credited with mapping and naming Australia.

A grand naval ceremony with hundreds of guests from around the world is being planned for the reburial of Lincolnshire explorer Matthew Flinders.

Captain Matthew Flinders, the Lincolnshire explorer credited for naming Australia, will be reburied during three days of church services in his home village of Donington near Spalding this summer.

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Relatives of explorer Matthew Flinders joined residents of his home village and friends from across the globe to celebrate the 250th birthday of the man who was the first to circumnavigate Australia.

Professor Colin Stirling and Dr Gillian Dooley share rare items from the Matthew Flinders collection at Flinders University.

Donington is gearing up for a big year when people will travel from across the globe to watch navigator Matthew Flinders be buried within St Mary and the Holy Rood Church on July 13.

A new group running alongside the MFBHH group to organise a fabulous day of events. A celebration of Matthew Flinders coming home to Donington, Lincolnshire on Saturday 13th July 2024. they have a whole day of entertainment planned, from music, market, food, games and much more. Let’s make it a day to remember.

Residents are being urged to rally around and do their bit to ensure the final homecoming of one of South Holland’s most famous sons is a memorable occasion the village can be proud of.

The remains of explorer Matthew Flinders will be laid to rest in a replica of his original coffin, members of the community were told last week.

South Holland and the Deepings MP Sir John Hayes calls for Donington-born Matthew Flinders, the first to circumnavigate Australia, to be made fellow of Royal Society.

Matthew Flinders: Explorer who 'named' Australia to be reburied in Lincolnshire.

Preparations are made within Donington’s St Mary and the Holy Rood Church for the return of explorer Matthew Flinders.

An eighteenth century British explorer is set to make his final voyage when his remains are brought back to his home county of Lincolnshire.