County Dossier
Lincolnshire
Vast eastern county: fens, fields & cathedral spires.
Lincolnshire is a maritime county on England’s east coast, traditionally divided into Holland (south-east), Kesteven (south-west), and Lindsey (north).
At a glance
Lincolnshire at a glance
Vast eastern county: fens, fields & cathedral spires.
- Roman & Viking Lincoln
- Shire from Anglo-Saxon era
- Fenlands & cathedral city
- Area: 2,687 sq miles / 6,959 sq km
- Population: 1,038,510
- County Top: Normanby Top, The Wolds (551ft / 168m)
County Geography
Lincolnshire meets Yorkshire across the Humber to the north, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire to the west, Rutland and Northamptonshire to the south-west and south, Cambridgeshire to the south, and Norfolk across the Wash to the south-east, while the North Sea forms the county’s eastern edge. The county is shaped by the Humber, the Wash, the long coast, the Lincoln Edge, and the spread of the fenlands and Wolds.
Lincolnshire is easy to recognise through its fenland, Wolds, Lincoln Edge, and long sea coast.
Map Reference
View Lincolnshire on the map
Lincolnshire is the county. The map also shows lieutenancies and council areas that use the county name.
The county.
The lieutenancy.
Council areas.
Places and routes
Lincoln, Boston, Stamford, Grantham, Grimsby, and Louth show the county from its central spine and southern fen side to its northern ports and Wolds district.
Connections
The county’s routes have long followed the ridge through Lincoln and Grantham, crossed the fenland south toward Boston and Stamford, and run north to Grimsby and Louth. Movement follows the same ridge, fen, coast, and Humber pattern.
Names
- Lincolnshire
- County of Lincoln
- Lincs
County of Lincoln is the formal historical style. Lincolnshire is the normal county name, and the county’s older structure lies in Lindsey, Kesteven, and Holland, the three Parts through which it has long been read.
Lincolnshire was a shire of the Anglo-Saxon age, and its relationship between fenland, ridge, Wolds, and coast has kept the historic county unmistakable.