Discover Lincolnshire

Thornton Abbey Gatehouse, North Lincolnshire
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Lincolnshire is a ceremonial county on the east coast of England. Covering 6,959 sq km (2,687 sq mi), it is the second biggest county in England. Lincolnshire has a population of slightly over a million people. The county town is Lincoln.

Lincolnshire is bordered by East Riding of Yorkshire to the north, South Yorkshire to the northwest, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire to the west, Rutland to the southwest, Northamptonshire and Cambridgeshire to the south and Norfolk to the southeast. The county itself comprises a number of regions including Lincolnshire Fens, the Carrs, the Lincolnshire Woods, Humber Estuary and the North Sea coast.

Lincolnshire is largely rural and depend primarily on agriculture to support its economy. Among the crops grown here include wheat, barley, sugar beet and oilseed rape. In the more fertile South Lincolnshire, farm produce include cabbages, cauliflowers and onions.

Steep Hill, Bailgate, Lincoln
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During medieval times, Lincolnshire was known as Lindsey, as part of it was once the Kingdom of Lindsey. In 1888, when county councils were set up, Lincolnshire comprised Lindsey, Holland and Kesteven. They were merged in 1974 to form Lincolnshire.

Visitors to Lincolnshire will find that the county has its own distinctive cuisine. Among the popular dishes include the Lincolnshire pork sausage, haslet (a pork loaf flavoured with sage), Lincolnshire pork pies, stuffed chine, plum bred, Grantham Gingerbread and Lincolnshire Poacher Cheese.

Towns in Lincolnshire

Sights in Lincolnshire

All Saints Church in Bracebridge, Lincoln
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Visiting Lincolnshire

You can take the East Midlands train from London St Pancras station to Lincoln. The East Coast train connects London's King's Cross station with Grantham.

The main motorways do not actually reach Lincoln, but only skirt the county. The highways connecting Lincoln to the M1 and A1(M) motorways include the A15, A46 and A57.

Burghley House near Stamford in Lincolnshire
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Map of Ceremonial Counties of England

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