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Kesteven

British  
/ kɛˈstiːvən, ˈkɛstɪvən /

noun

  1. an area in E England constituting a former administrative division of Lincolnshire

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In 2024, the government approved two other major farms in Lincolnshire – Gate Burton in West Lindsey and Mallard Pass in South Kesteven.

From BBC Oct. 14, 2025

North Kesteven District Council admitted a "significant failing" and offered Jane £100 in compensation for failing to secure her home in a timely manner.

From BBC May 6, 2025

The former Kesteven and Grantham Girls’ School pupil will be competing for Team GB in the women's Freestyle and Medley events.

From BBC Jun. 6, 2024

The sculpture was offered to South Kesteven District Council after plans to erect it in Parliament Square in London were rejected.

From BBC May 29, 2022

Gradually the Danes were driven from their post of vantage, and after some hours' fighting turned to fly; but, as at Merton and Kesteven, the impetuosity of the Saxons proved their ruin.

From The Dragon and the Raven by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

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