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Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
is an eastern county of England. It covers almost 6,000 square kilometres
and has Lincoln as its county town. The county is steeped in history
- Lincoln Cathedral was once the tallest building in the world. Lincoln
Castle displays a copy of the Magna Carta. The county has been the
home of many famous people: the first Lord Burghley, Bollingbroke,
Isaac Newton; and other less well known but no less important characters:
George Boole and 'chronometer' Harrison. In Boston can be found the
cells used to prevent the pilgrim fathers leaving for the USA.
Traditionally Lincolnshire is divided into 3 'parts' - Lindsey, Kesteven
and Holland. In the north, Lindsey is higher, very open, farmland
with few trees and large fields. Lincoln and Louth are each on higher
limestone ridges. In the south, Holland is the fen country - drained
marshland which is rich and fertile. Here Spalding was once the home
of the market gardening industry. To the south and west, Kesteven
is a country of complex little hills and folds, more wooded and more
old-fashioned, punctuated at the south by Stamford, 'the finest stone
town in England'. Wildlife abounds, and there are important reserves
on the coast and within the county itself. The towns of Skegness and
Mablethorpe depend heavily on holidaymakers, who always find miles
of golden sands. There is a host of visitor attractions scattered
thoughout the breathtaking landscape.
Modern Lincolnshire still depends heavily on agriculture, the heavy
industry of Gainsborough, Lincoln, Grantham and Stamford having now
been replaced by service and distributiton industries. A wonderful
new University has been opened in Lincoln, overlooking the Brayford
pool. There are good rail links to London and the west coast, and
an international airport near the ports of Grimsby and Immingham.
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