Lincolnshire

American  

[ling-kuhn-sheer, -sher] / ˈlɪŋ kənˌʃɪər, -ʃər /

noun

1. a county in E England. 2,272 sq. mi. (5,885 sq. km).

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Lincolnshire British  

/ -ʃə, ˈlɪŋkənˌʃɪə /

noun

1.  Lincs.  a county of E England, on the North Sea and the Wash: mostly low-lying and fertile, with fenland around the Wash and hills (the Lincoln Wolds ) in the east; one of the main agricultural counties of Great Britain: the geographical and ceremonial county includes the unitary authorities of North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire (both part of Humberside county from 1974 to 1996). Administrative centre: Lincoln. Pop (excluding unitary authorities): 665 300 (2003 est). Area (excluding unitary authorities): 5880 sq km (2270 sq miles)

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Lincolnshire

The Vulcan is best known for flying more than 6,000 miles from RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire to bomb Port Stanley during the Falklands War in 1982.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Maggie, from Lincolnshire, told BBC News that she had no emotional connection to her previous surname, which she had inherited from her father.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

The UK all-time temperature record of 40.3C was set in July 2022 at Coningsby, Lincolnshire.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

By the early 1700s, pantiles were being made, with East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire becoming major centres of production.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

In the summer of 1665, Newton returned to Lincolnshire, where he stayed until March 1666.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin