Lincolnshire

Eastern English county

Lincolnshire is a county in eastern England, on the North Sea coast.

It is largely flat agricultural land, known for producing wheat, barley, and vegetables.

The county town is Lincoln, site of a medieval cathedral.

My grandmother grew up on a farm in Lincolnshire.

geography

marshland

Waterlogged lowland area

estuary · lowlands · drainage · dykes · saltmarsh · heathland · limestone · clay · Boston · Grimsby

history

Romans

Ancient Italy's imperial people

cathedral · castles · monasteries · Magna Carta · battles · Civil War · wool trade · Pilgrim Fathers · RAF · airfields

agriculture

farming

Cultivating land for food

ploughing · sowing · tractors · combine · soil · livestock · cattle · sheep · poultry · dairy

rural

countryside

Rural area beyond towns

meadows · pastures · hedgerows · fenland · market towns · parish churches · windmills · country estates · woodland · nature reserves

dialect

yellowbelly

Slang for coward

pronunciation · vocabulary · idioms

governance

county council

Regional legislative authority

local government · parishes · wards

Categories
Opposites
geographic/regional contrast within england

LincolnshireGreater London

UK's capital administrative area

Greater Manchester · Cornwall · Yorkshire · Northumberland · Lancashire

Family

Lincoln

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G