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

Born and raised in rural Lincolnshire, England, he was taken with cowboy lore and stories early on, and with related country ballads from Marty Robbins and Johnny Horton.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Figures from the Office for National Statistics, external show that 27% of pubs and bars in Lincolnshire closed between 2009 and 2025.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

William McLaughlin spent 37 years working as Forestry England wildlife ranger at Bourne Woods, in Lincolnshire.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Caroline Peach is the hospice's head of retail, overseeing 23 shops across Lincolnshire.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 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

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