Lincolnshire County
(Historic)

Map Reference: (53.221969, -0.297451)

Lincolnshire is a maritime county on the east coast of England. The county is divided into the three parts: Holland in the south-east; Kesteven in the south-west; and Lindsey in the north. It is a very flat county, extending from the fenland in the south and round the Wash, along the North Sea coast to the Humber Estuary. Lincoln is a city of mediæval charm, with sword and mitre at its peak: a large castle and larger cathedral. The Lincoln Edge runs in a straight line for some forty miles, though “the Heights” rarely reach even 200 feet above sea level. Only the Lincolnshire Wolds in Lindsey and the hills spreading from Leicestershire into Kesteven have any claim to altitude. Along Lindsey's coast lie the resorts of Skegness and Cleethorpes and the ports of Grimsby and Immingham. The historic port of Gainsborough stands on the Trent, south of the Isle of Axholme. The "Industrial Garden Town' of Scunthorpe lies to its east. Boston, in Holland, is famed for St Botolph's Church, known as "The Stump". The market town of Grantham, in Kesteven, lies close to Woolsthorpe Manor, birthplace of Sir Isaac Newton. Stamford, on the border with Northamptonshire, is a jewel built in rich Barnack rag stone.