Lincolnshire
Sign in to saveLincolnshire () is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber regions of England. 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.
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Lincolnshire is a ceremonial county located in the East Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber regions of England, positioned between the North Sea to the east and bordered by several other English counties. It serves as a geographical and administrative division in the East Midlands area, situated north of Norfolk and Cambridgeshire and south of the East Riding of Yorkshire.
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Key facts
- English county.official_name
- Lincolnshire
- English county.image_caption
- Lincoln Cathedral; Grimsby Dock Tower; Skegness Pier
- English county.locator_map
- Lincolnshire UK locator map 2010.svg
- English county.map_caption
- Lincolnshire within England
- English county.region
- Divided between East Midlands & Yorkshire and the Humber
- English county.established_date
- April 1996
- English county.established_by
- 1990s local government reform
- English county.preceded_by
- Humberside (North East Lincolnshire & North Lincolnshire) & Lincolnshire (Lincolnshire County Council)
- English county.origin
- Parts of Lincolnshire (Grimsby County Borough, Holland, Kesteven, Lincoln County Borough & Lindsey)
- English county.lord_lieutenant_office
- Lord-Lieutenant of Lincolnshire
- English county.lord_lieutenant_name
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43 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Governance
- Local government history
- Current governance
- Central Lincolnshire
- Proposed local government reorganisation
- Demography
- Economy
- Agriculture
- Services and retail
- Public services
- Education
- Health care
- Drainage
- Transport
- Roads
- Railways: history and present day
- Airport
- Buses
- Cycle routes
- Towns and villages
- Tourism
- Culture
- Urban areas
- People
- Local dialect
- Music
- Food
- Annual events
- Sport
- Symbols
- Media
- Press
- Television
- Radio
- Military
- Air
- Army
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Lincolnshire () is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber regions of England. 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 is predominantly rural, with an area of and an estimated population of in . The port town of Grimsby is in the north-east coast of the county, Boston in the south-east, Grantham in the south-west, the city of Lincoln in the west, and Scunthorpe in the north-west. For local government purposes Lincolnshire comprises a non-metropolitan county, with seven districts, and the unitary authority areas of North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire. The last two areas are part of the Yorkshire and the Humber region, and the rest of the county is in the East Midlands. The non-metropolitan county council and two unitary councils collaborate through the Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority.