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- Lincolnshire, administrative, geographic, and historic county in eastern England, extending along the North Sea coast from the Humber estuary to The Wash.
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May 10, 2024 · Lincolnshire, administrative, geographic, and historic county in eastern England, extending along the North Sea coast from the Humber estuary to The Wash. The administrative, geographic, and historic counties cover slightly different areas.
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It is bordered by the East Riding of Yorkshire across the Humber estuary to the north, the North Sea to the east, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Rutland to the south, and Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire to the west. The county town is the city of Lincoln.
So, Lincolnshire is located in the East Midlands region of England, surrounded by a number of counties (see fact 2 below) and a 50 mile coastline (fact 4) on its eastern edge.
Neighbors: Cambridgeshire, East Yorkshire, Leicestershire, Norfolk, Nottinghamshire, Rutland and South Yorkshire. Category: ceremonial county of England. Location: East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe. View on OpenStreetMap. Latitude of center.
Lincolnshire was known as ‘Bomber County’ during the Second World War. Its flat terrain and easterly location made Lincolnshire the perfect place to build RAF airbases. The county, in fact, had more airbases than anywhere else in Britain.
The Isle of Axholme in the north west. The highest point of the county is just to the north of the village of Normanby le Wold, in the Lincolnshire Wolds north-east of Market Rasen. Marked by a trig point, it is 168m/551 ft high and is a Marilyn. [4] The Greenwich Meridian runs through the county.
Lincolnshire is a county in the East Midlands region of central England. There are many historic sites in Lincolnshire that date from a range of periods with some such as Lincoln Cathedral dating back nearly 1,000 years. It boasts several impressive stately homes and castles built by rich land owners and royalty.
