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Lincolnshire

[ling-kuhn-sheer, -sher]

noun

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



Lincolnshire

/ -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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Jess and Norma were also regular visitors to Marshall's Yard shopping centre in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, where they switched on the Christmas lights last year.

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And, as solar investment increases in Lincolnshire and other parts of the east of England, they could also see prices tumble.

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A childhood photo of a brother and sister from Cornwall has been reunited with them after turning up more than 300 miles away in a Lincolnshire charity shop.

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Eve Bennett, founder of the Market Rasen Baby Bank, in Lincolnshire, said the number of users had risen from 19 to 76 over the last six months.

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Nearly 20 schools across Lincolnshire are to get repairs and upgrades.

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