Lincolnshire

Lincoln Cathedral, one of the oldest cathedrals in the UK viewed from Lincoln Castle

Part of 'The Bailgate', the centre of the uphill area of Lincoln

County and County Borough areas pre 1965

Lincolnshire farmland near Burton Coggles

The Humber Bridge connecting North Lincolnshire to the East Riding of Yorkshire

The rural B1397 in Gosberton Fen heading out towards the Bourne area

Map of civil parishes within Lincolnshire

The centre of Skegness, showing the clock tower and the "Jolly Fisherman" sculpture/fountain

Beach Huts and Paddling Pool at Sutton-on-Sea

A view up 'Steep Hill' towards the historic quarter of Bailgate in Lincoln

Lincolnshire mobile library at Pode Hole. Lincolnshire County Council operate five routes, covering small villages in this large, sparse, county. Each location is visited once a month.

The Red Arrows, based at RAF Scampton near Lincoln are a popular attraction at the Waddington Air Show

The Gold Victorian-style Penfold post box in Lincoln painted in recognition of Paralympian Sophie Wells who won the gold medal in the team Equestrian event at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. It is the only post box painted gold in the county

The Lincoln Imp high above the choir on the southern side of Lincoln Cathedral

Typhoon FGR4 aircraft, based at RAF Coningsby

County in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east.

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North East Lincolnshire

The A180 near Immingham, an important road for the authority

North East Lincolnshire is a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire in England.

The historic boundaries of the county shown in John Speed's map of the county in his Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine, c. undefined 1611. A depiction of the town of Northampton is inset in the top left, and the city of Peterborough in the bottom right.

Northamptonshire

Ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England.

Silverstone adds millions every year to the local economy - Kimi Räikkönen testing for McLaren at Silverstone in April 2006

An East Midlands Trains service approaching Wellingborough on the Midland Main Line

BBC Radio Northampton's Broadcasting House

Statue inscribed ‘They tackled the job’ outside Franklin's Gardens

Covering an area of 2,364 square kilometres (913 sq mi), Northamptonshire is landlocked between eight other counties: Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east, Buckinghamshire to the south, Oxfordshire to the south-west and Lincolnshire to the north-east – England's shortest administrative county boundary at 20 yards (19 metres).

South Yorkshire

Ceremonial and metropolitan county governed as a combined authority in north-central England.

The coat of arms of the former South Yorkshire County Council.

Lying on the east side of the Pennines, South Yorkshire is landlocked, and borders Derbyshire to the west and south-west, West Yorkshire to the north-west, North Yorkshire to the north, the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north-east, Lincolnshire to the east and Nottinghamshire to the south-east.

South Kesteven

Grimsthorpe Castle - designed by John Vanbrugh, who also designed Blenheim Palace

Pilot training at the Joint Elementary Flying Training School at RAF Barkston Heath

South Kesteven is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England, forming part of the traditional Kesteven division of the county.

Former parish church, now an arts centre.

Scunthorpe

Scunthorpe within Humberside (1974–1996)

Arms of former municipal borough of Scunthorpe

Scunthorpe is an industrial town in the unitary authority of North Lincolnshire in Lincolnshire, England of which it is the main administrative centre.

The Fens

Naturally marshy region supporting a rich ecology and numerous species.

England population density and low elevation coastal zones. The Fens are particularly vulnerable to sea level rise.

The Kingdom of East Anglia during the early Anglo-Saxon period, showing the approximate coastline and the Fens at the time

Southern Lincolnshire from a mid-17th-century atlas by Jan Janssonius, showing unsettled areas within undrained fens

Stretham Old Engine,
alongside the River Great Ouse

Prickwillow Museum shows the changing face of the Fens and the story of their drainage. It is housed in an old pumping station.

The former by-laws of Deeping Fen at Pode Hole near Spalding

The Fens lie inland of the Wash, and are an area of nearly 1500 sqmi in Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, and Norfolk.

Stamford, Lincolnshire

A jug commemorates Ann Blades – a Stamford bull runner in 1792

Stamford Town Council's arms: Per pale dexter side Gules three Lions passant guardant in pale Or and the sinister side chequy Or and Azure

Stamford railway station before being extensively refurbished by Network Rail and Central Trains; Robert Humm's bookshop has now moved into the town

All Saints' Church, Stamford with the wooden war memorial, and Red Lion Square to the right

Filming Pride and Prejudice in September 2004

Tolethorpe Hall in nearby Little Casterton

November Sheep Fair, Stamford,<BR>c. 1905

Stamford is a town and civil parish in the South Kesteven District of Lincolnshire, England.

Lincolnshire Wolds

The Lincolnshire Wolds are a range of low hills in the county of Lincolnshire, England which run roughly parallel with the North Sea coast, from the Humber Estuary in the north-west to the edge of the Lincolnshire Fens in the south-east.

Former Ridings of Lindsey in Lincolnshire

Parts of Lindsey

Roadsigns showing Humberside and Lindsey

The Parts of Lindsey are a traditional division of Lincolnshire, England, covering the northern part of the county.

Counties of England

The counties of England are areas used for different purposes, which include administrative, geographical, cultural and political demarcation.

Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties established in 1974

Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties 2021–2023

Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, Devon, East Sussex, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Somerset and Staffordshire are non-metropolitan counties with multiple districts and a county council, where one or more districts have been split off to form unitary authorities.