Lincolnshire

This article is about the English administrative county. For the Illinois village, see Lincolnshire, Illinois; for the Kentucky city, see Lincolnshire, Kentucky.

Lincolnshire
Geography
Status:	Ceremonial & (smaller) Administrative County
Region:	East Midlands
Area: - Total - Admin. council - Admin. area	Ranked 2nd 6,959 km² Ranked 4th 5,921 km²
Admin HQ:	Lincoln
ISO 3166-2:	GB-LIN
ONS code:	32
NUTS 3:	UKF30
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density - Admin. council - Admin. pop.	Ranked 19th 969,569 139 / km² Ranked 15th 657,843
Ethnicity:	98.5% White
Politics
Lincolnshire County Council http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/
Executive:	Conservative
Members of Parliament
Ian Cawsey, Quentin Davies, John Hayes, Douglas Hogg, Edward Leigh, Shona McIsaac, Gillian Merron, Austin Mitchell, Elliot Morley, Mark Simmonds, Peter Tapsell
Districts
Lincoln North Kesteven South Kesteven South Holland Boston East Lindsey West Lindsey North Lincolnshire (Unitary) North East Lincolnshire (Unitary)

Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the East Midlands of England, traditionally the second largest after Yorkshire. It borders onto Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Rutland, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire and (for just 19 metres, England's shortest county boundary) with Northamptonshire. The county town is Lincoln.

Mainly agricultural, it stretches from the southern border with Norfolk at the Wash to the Humber in the north where it meets Yorkshire.

It is a county of contrasts, going from flat, marshy land (much of it reclaimed from the sea) via the rolling Lincolnshire Wolds in the middle of the county to another flat low-lying area near the major fishing port of Grimsby.

History

Main article: History of Lincolnshire.

Lincolnshire derived from the merging of the territory of the ancient Kingdom of Lindsey with that controlled by the Danelaw borough Stamford. For some time the entire county was called 'Lindsey', and it is recorded as such in the Domesday Book. Later, Lindsey was applied only the northern core, around Lincoln, and emerged as one of the three Parts of Lincolnshire, along with the Parts of Holland in the south-east and Kesteven in the south west.

In 1888 when county councils were set up, Lindsey, Holland and Kesteven each received their own separate one. These survived until 1974, when Holland, Kesteven, and most of Lindsey were unified into Lincolnshire, and the northern part, with Scunthorpe and Grimsby, going to the newly formed administrative county of Humberside, along with most of the East Riding of Yorkshire.

A further local government reform in 1996 abolished Humberside, and the parts south of the Humber became the unitary authorities of North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire. These areas became part of Lincolnshire for ceremonial purposes such as the Lord-Lieutenancy, but are not covered by the Lincolnshire police. These two authorities are in the Yorkshire and the Humber region.

The remaining districts of Lincolnshire are Boston, East Lindsey, Lincoln, South Holland, South Kesteven, North Kesteven and West Lindsey. They are part of the East Midlands region.

People

Residents of Lincolnshire are nicknamed 'Yeller Bellies' (a play on the pronunciation of 'Yellow Bellies' by the typical Lincolnshire farmer). The origins of this phrase remains unclear. However, a number of theories exist:

• The uniforms of the old Lincolnshire Regiment were green with yellow facings. The fastenings of the uniform tunic, which were known as frogs, were also yellow.
• Opium extracted from poppy heads and taken to relieve malaria that was prevalent in the fens in earlier centuries turned the skin a shade of yellow.
• Sheep grazing in mustard fields were dusted by pollen from the blossom that turned their undersides yellow. Alternatively, the long under wool of sheep grazing in the Lincolnshire Wolds became discoloured by the yellow clay.
• Women traders on street markets in past times are reputed to have worn a leather apron with two pockets, one for copper and silver and one for gold. At the end of a good day they would say they had "a yellow belly" meaning they had taken a large number of gold sovereigns.
• The expression is based on the old belief that if a person born in Lincolnshire placed a shilling on their abdomen on retiring to bed and slept flat on their back all night, then the next morning the shilling would have turned into a gold sovereign.
• The stage coaches that operated in Lincolnshire in times past had yellow body work.
• The term originated from Elloe, the name of the rural deanery that serves the fen area of the Lincoln Diocese. This in turn took its name from the Saxon Wapentake which was referred to as Ye Elloe Bellie - Elloe meaning out of the morass while bel was the Celtic word for hole or hollow.

Towns and villages

• Aby,Addlethorpe,Aisthorpe,Alford,Algakirk,Alkborough,Althorpe,Alvingham,Ancaster,Anderby,Anwick,Apley,Appleby,Asgarby,Ashby by Partney,Ashby cum Fenby,Ashby De La Launde,Ashby Puerorum,Aslackby,Asterby,Aswarby,Aswardby,Atterby,Aubourn,Aunsby,Authorpe,Aysleby
• Bag Enderby,Bardney,Barholme,Barkston,Barlings,Barnetby,Barnoldby le Beck,Barrow on Humber,Barrowby,Barton on Humber,Bassingham,Bassingthorpe,Baston,Baumber,Beckingham,Beelsby,Beesby,Belchford,Belleau,Belton,Bennington,Benniworth,Bicker,Bigby,Billingborough,Billinghay,Bilsby,Binbrook,Birthorpe,Biscathorpe,Bishop Norton,Bitchfield,Blankney,Bloxholm,Blyborough,Blyton,Bonby,Boothby Graffoe,Boothby Pagnall,Boston,Bottesford,Bourne,Braceborough,Bracebridge,Bracebridge Heath,Braceby,Brackenham,Brampton,Branston,Brant Broughton,Bratoft,Brattleby,Brauncwel,Brigsley,Brinkhill,Brocklesby,Brothertoft Fen,Broxholme,Bucknall,Bulby,Bullington,Burgh le Marsh,Burgh on Bain,Burton,Burton Coggles,Burton Pedwardine,Burwell,Buslingthorpe,Butterwick
• Cabourne,Cadeby,Cadney,Caenby,Caistor,Calcethorpe,Calecby,Cammeringham,Candlesby,Canwick,Careby,Carlton le Moorland,Carlton Scroop,Carrington,Castle Carlton,Caucwell,Cawthorpe,Caythorpe with Frieston,Cherry Willingham,Claxby,Claxby Pluckacre,Claypole,Claythorpe,Cleethorpes,Clixby,Cold Hanworth,Coleby,Colsterworth,Coningsby,Conisham,Corringham,Covenham St Bartholemew,Covenham St Mary,Cowbit,Cranwell,Creeton,Croft,Crowland,Crowle,Croxby,Croxton,Culverthorpe,Cumberworth,Cuxwold
• Dalby,Dalderby,Deeping Fen,Deeping St James,Dembleby,Denton,Denton,Digby,Doddington,Dogdyke,Donington on Bain,Dorrington,Dowsby,Driby,Dry Doddington,Dunholme,Dunsby,Dunston
• Eagle,Eagle Hall,Eagle Wood,East Allington,East Barkwith,East Ferry,East Halton,East Keal,East Kirkby,East Wykeham,Easton,Eastville,Edenham,Edlington,Elsham,Epworth,Evedon,Ewerby
• Faldingworth,Farforth,Farlsthorpe,Fenton,Fenton,Ferriby,Fillingham,Firsby,Fishtoft,Fiskerton,Fleet,Fleet Hargate,Flixborough,Folkingham,Fosdyke near Holbeach,Fossdyke,Fotherby,Frampton,Freiston Shore,Friesthorpe,Friskney,Frithville,Frodingham,Fulbeck,Fulletby,Fulnetby,Fulstow
• Gainsborough,Gate Burton,Gautby,Gayton Le Wold,Gedney,Gedney Church,Gedney Drove End,Gedney Hill,Glentham,Glentworth,Goltho,Gosberton,Goulceby,Goxhill,Grainsby,Grainthorpe,Grantham,Grasby,Grayingham,Great Carlton,Great Coates,Great Gonerby,Great Hale,Great Ponton,Great Steeping,Great Sturton,Greatford,Greetham,Greetwell,Grimblethorpe,Grimoldby,Gunby,Haceby,Hackthorne,Haconby,Haddington,Hagnaby,Hagsworth,Hagworthingham,Hainton,Hallington,Haltham on Bain,Halton Holgate,Hameringham,Harbrough,Hardwick,Hareby,Harlaxton,Harmston,Harpswell,Harrington,Harrowby,Harts Ground,Hatcliffe,Hatton,Haughham,Haverholme Priory,Haxey,Haydor,Healing,Heapham, [Heckington]],Heighington,Helpringham,Hemingby,Hemswell,Hibaldstow,Holbeach,Holton cum Beckering,Holton le Clay,Holton Le Moor,Honington,Horbling,Horkstow,Horncastle,Horsington,Hough on the Hill,Hougham,Howell,Hundleby,Huttoft
• Immingham,Ingham,Ingleby,Ingoldmells,Ingoldsby,Irby,Irnham
• Keddington,Keelby,Keisby,Kelby,Kelstern,Kettlethorpe,Kexby,Kiesby,Kingerby,Kirkby Green,Kirkby le Thorpe,Kirkby on Bain,Kirkby Underwood,Kirkstead,Kirmington,Kirton,Kirton in Lindsey,Knaith
• Laceby,Langrickville,Langtoft near Deeping,Langton by Spilsby,Langton by Wragby,Langton near Horncastle,Langworth,Laughton,Lavington,Lea,Leadenham,Leake,Leasingham,Legsby,Leverton,Limba Magna,Limber Parva,Linwood,Lissington,Little Bytham,Little Carlton,Little Coates,Little Gonerby,Little Hale,Little Humby,Little Ponton,Little Steeping,Londonthorpe,Long Bennington,Long Sutton,Louth,Ludborough,Luddington,Ludford Magna,Ludford Parvo,Lusby,Lutton
• Mablethorpe,Maltby Le Marsh,Manby,Manthorpe,Manton,Mareham le Fen,Mareham on the Hill,Markby,Market Deeping,Market Rasen,Marston,Martin,Marton,Mavis Enderby,Mere,Messingham,Metheringham,Midville,Miningsby,Minting,Misson,Moorby,Morton,Morton near Eagle,Moulton near Holbeach,Muckton,Mumby,Muston
• Navenby,Nettleham,Nettleton,New Bolingbroke,Newton by Toft,Newton on Trent,Nocton,Normanby by Spital,Normanby Le Wold,Normanton,North 40 Foot Bank,North Carlton,North Coates,North Cockeringham,North Elkington,North Hykeham,North Kelsey,North Killingholme,North Kyme,North Ormsby,North Owersby,North Rauceby,North Reston,North Scarle,North Somercoates,North Stoke,North Willingham,North Witham,Northorpe,Norton Disney
• Old Bolingbroke,Orby,Osbournby,Osgodby,Owmby by Spital,Owston,Oxcomb
• Panton,Partney,Pelhams Land,Pickthorpe,Pickworth,Pinchbeck,Pointon,Potterhanworth
• Quadring Eaudyke,Quarrington
• Raithby,Ranby,Rand,Reepham,Revesby,Riby,Rigsby,Rippingale,Riseholme,Ropsley,Rothwell,Roughton,Rowlands Marsh,Rowston,Roxby,Roxholme,Ruckland,Ruskington
• Saleby,Salmonby,Saltfleetby All Saints,Saltfleetby St Clements,Saltfleetby St Peter,Sandilands,Sapperton,Sausthorpe,Saxby,Saxilby,Scamblesby,Scampton,Scartho,Scopwick,Scothern,Scotter,Scotton,Scrafield,Scredington,Scremby,Scrivelsby,Searby,Sedgebrook,Sempringham,Sibsey,Silk Willoughby,Sixhills,Skegness,Skellingthorpe,Skendleby,Skidbrook,Skillington,Skinnand,Skirbeck,Sleaford,Snarford,Snellend,Snitterby,Somerby,Somersby,[[Sotby ]],South Carlton,South Coates,South Cockeringham,South Elkington,South Hykeham,South Kelsey,South Killingholme,South Kyme,South Ormsby,South Owersby,South Rauceby,South Reston,South Somercoates,South Stoke,South Willingham,South Witham,Spalding,Spanby,Spilsby,Spittlegate,Spridlington,Springthorpe,Stainby,Stainfield,Stainton,Stainton by Langworth,Stainton Le Vale,Stallingborough,Stamford,Stainby,Stapleford,Stenigot,Stewton,Stickford,Stickney,Stixwould,Stoke Rochford,Stow,Stowe,Stragglethorpe,Stroxton,Strubby,Stubton,Sudbrook,Surfleet,Sutterby,Sutterton,Sutton Le Marsh,Sutton St James,Sutton St Nicholas,Swaby,Swallow,Swarby,Swaton,Swayfield,Swinderby,Swineshead,Syston
• Tallington,Tathwell,Tattershall,Tealby,Temple Bruer,Tetford,Tetney,Theddlethorpe All Saints,Theddlethorpe St Hughs,Thimbleby,Thoresby,Thorganby,Thornton,Thornton le Fen,Thorpe,Thorpe on the Hill,Thorpe St Peter,Thorpe Tattershall,Thorpe Tilney,Thoresway,Threckingham,Thurlby,Thurlby near Deeping,Timberland,Toft next Newton,Torksey,Torrington,Tothill,Toynton,Toynton All Saints,Toynton St Peter,Trusthorpe,Tumby Woodside,Tupholme,Twenty,Twyford,Tydd St Mary
• Uffington,Ulceby,Upton,Ussleby,Utterby
• Waddingham,Waddington,Waddingworth,Wainfleet,Walcott,Walesby,Walmsgate,Washingborough,Welbourn,Welby,Wellingore,Welton,Welton le Marsh,Welton Le Wold,West Halton,West Allington,West Ashby,West Barkwith,West Deeping,West Keal,West Rasen,Westborough,Weston,Westville,Whaplode,Whaplode Drove,Whisby,Wickenby,Wigtoft,Wildsworth,Wilksby,Willingham by Stow,Willoughby,Willoughton,Wilsford,Wilsthorpe,Winceby,Winteringham,Winterton,Winthorpe,Wispington,Witham St Hughs,Withcall,Wold Newton,Wood Enderby,Woodhall Sp*a,Woolsthorpe-by-Belvoir,Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth,Wooton,Worlaby,Worlsby,Wragby,Wrangle,Wrawby,Wroot,Wyberton,Wyham,Wyville with Hungerton
• Yarborough

Education

Lincolnshire is one of the few counties within the UK that still uses the Eleven plus to decide who is able to attend Grammar school.

Skegness Grammar School in Lincolnshire is notable as the first school in Great Britain to apply for, and to receive, grant-maintained status.

Places of interest

• Alford Manor House
• Alford Windmill
• Alkborough Turf Maze
• Ayscoughfee Hall
• Belton House
• Bolingbroke Castle
• Boston Stump
• Branston Hall
• Cogglesford Watermill
• Crowland Abbey
• Doddington Hall
• East Lighthouse, Sutton Bridge - former home of Sir Peter Scott
• Gainsthorpe
• Grimsthorpe Castle
• Harlaxton Manor
• Heckington Windmill
• Lincoln Castle
• Lincoln Cathedral
• Normanby Hall
• Gibraltar Point
• River Ancholme
• Tattershall Castle
• The Wash

References

• Lincolnshire Yellowbellies