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  

/ ˈlɪŋkənˌʃɪə, -ʃə /

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 victim was lured to a property in Market Rasen in July 2025 because of "personal matters linked to a past relationship breakdown", Lincolnshire Police said.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Sam Singh, founder of Uniform Direct which has stores in Lincolnshire, said items such as trainers and school shoes were often the most expensive.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

On Thursday, the focus of heavy, slow-moving and potentially thundery downpours will shift south, with the greatest chance of significant rainfall across parts of northern England, the Midlands, Lincolnshire, East Anglia and perhaps south-east England.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

People in Lincolnshire will be able to witness a rare partial solar eclipse.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

His grandfather, Robert Newton, had been born some time around 1570 and had inherited farmland at Woolsthorpe, in Lincolnshire.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin