Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
	Lincolnshire Flag; Flag
	Motto of County Council: Land and God
	Lincolnshire within England
Geography
Status	Ceremonial and (smaller) non-metropolitan county
Region	East Midlands; Yorkshire and the Humber (North Lincolnshire & ; North East Lincolnshire)
Area; - Total; - Admin. council; - Admin. area	Ranked 2nd; 6,959 km2 (2,687 sq mi); Ranked 4th; 5,921 km2 (2,286 sq mi)
Admin HQ	Lincoln
ISO 3166-2	GB-LIN
ONS code	32
NUTS 3	UKF30
Demography
Population; - Total (2005 est.); - Density; - Admin. council; - Admin. pop.	Ranked 18th; 993,300; 143/km2 (370/sq mi) ; Ranked 15th; 678,700
Ethnicity	98.5% White
Politics
	; Lincolnshire County Council; http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/
Executive	Conservative
Members of Parliament	Nicholas Boles (Con); Nic Dakin (Lab); John Henry Hayes (Con); Edward Leigh (Con); Karl McCartney (Con); Austin Mitchell (Lab); Andrew Percy (Con); Stephen Phillips (Con); Mark Simmonds (Con); Peter Tapsell (Con); Martin Vickers (Con);
Districts
	File:Lincolnshire Ceremonial Numbered.png Lincoln; North Kesteven; South Kesteven; South Holland; Boston; East Lindsey; West Lindsey; North Lincolnshire (Unitary); North East Lincolnshire (Unitary);

Lincolnshire (/ˈlɪŋkənʃər/ or /ˈlɪŋkənʃɪər/; abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Rutland, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, the East Riding of Yorkshire, and (for just 19 metres or 20 yards, England's shortest county boundary) Northamptonshire. Its county town is the ancient city of Lincoln.

Lincolnshire Media

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Lincolnshire numbered districts
Lincolnia nottinghamia Atlas.jpg

Hand-drawn map of Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire from 1576
The historic county boundaries of Lincolnshire in 1832
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County and County Borough areas pre 1965
Sutton Washway.jpg

Until the early 19th Century there was no fixed land border between Lincolnshire and Norfolk as the two counties were separated by the former “Cross Keys Wash” which could only be crossed at low tide by a causeway.
Lincolnshire UK parish map (blank).svg

Map of the 623 civil parishes within Lincolnshire
Lincsfarmland.jpg

Lincolnshire farmland near Burton Coggles
Humber Bridge Sunset Wideshot.jpg

The Humber Bridge connecting North Lincolnshire to the East Riding of Yorkshire
Lincsroad.jpg

A rural road in Lincolnshire
High Street St Martin's, Stamford.jpg

Stamford

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Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire Flag Flag
Motto of County Council: Land and God
Lincolnshire within England
Geography
Status	Ceremonial and (smaller) non-metropolitan county
Region	East Midlands Yorkshire and the Humber (North Lincolnshire & North East Lincolnshire)
Area - Total - Admin. council - Admin. area	Ranked 2nd 6,959 km² (2,687 sq mi) Ranked 4th 5,921 km² (2,286 sq mi)
Admin HQ	Lincoln
ISO 3166-2	GB-LIN
ONS code	32
NUTS 3	UKF30
Demography
Population - Total (2005 est.) - Density - Admin. council - Admin. pop.	Ranked 18th 993,300 143/km² (370/sq mi) Ranked 15th 678,700
Ethnicity	98.5% White
Politics
Lincolnshire County Council http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/
Executive	Conservative
Members of Parliament	Nicholas Boles (Con) Nic Dakin (Lab) John Henry Hayes (Con) Edward Leigh (Con) Karl McCartney (Con) Austin Mitchell (Lab) Andrew Percy (Con) Stephen Phillips (Con) Mark Simmonds (Con) Peter Tapsell (Con) Martin Vickers (Con)
Districts
File:Lincolnshire Ceremonial Numbered.png Lincoln North Kesteven South Kesteven South Holland Boston East Lindsey West Lindsey North Lincolnshire (Unitary) North East Lincolnshire (Unitary)