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'''Lindsey '''was a unit of local government until 1974 in [[Lincolnshire]], [[England]], covering the northern part of the county. The [[Isle of Axholme]], which is on the other side of the [[River Trent]], has normally formed part of it. It originated with the [[Kingdom of Lindsey]] in Anglo-Saxon times, whose territories were merged with that of Stamford to form Lincolnshire. |
'''Lindsey '''was a unit of local government until 1974 in [[Lincolnshire]], [[England]], covering the northern part of the county. The [[Isle of Axholme]], which is on the other side of the [[River Trent]], has normally formed part of it. It originated with the [[Kingdom of Lindsey]] in Anglo-Saxon times, whose territories were merged with that of Stamford to form Lincolnshire. |
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==List of places== |
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*[[Alford, Lincolnshire|Alford]] |
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*[[Brigg]] |
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*[[Burgh le Marsh]] |
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*[[Caistor]] |
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*[[Cleethorpes]] |
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*[[Epworth, England|Epworth]] |
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*[[Gainsborough, England|Gainsborough]] |
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*[[Grimsby]] |
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*[[Haxey Hood|Haxey]] |
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*[[Horncastle, Lincolnshire|Horncastle]] |
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*[[Immingham]] |
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*[[Isle of Axholme]] |
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*[[Lincoln, England|Lincoln]] |
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*[[Louth, Lincolnshire|Louth]] |
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*[[Mablethorpe]] |
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*[[Market Rasen]] |
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*[[Scunthorpe]] |
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*[[Skegness]] |
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*[[Spilsby]] |
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*[[Wainfleet, Lincolnshire|Wainfleet]] |
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*[[Willoughby, Lincolnshire|Willoughby]] |
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*[[Winterton, Lincolnshire|Winterton]] |
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Revision as of 23:18, 17 February 2008
| Lincolnshire, Parts of Lindsey | |
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| File:EnglandLincolnshireLindsey1965.png | |
| History | |
| • Created | 1889 |
| • Abolished | 1974 |
| • Succeeded by | Lincolnshire |
| Status | Administrative county |
| • HQ | Newland, Lincoln |
| File:Lincs Lind arms.png Arms of the former Lindsey County Council | |
Lindsey was a unit of local government until 1974 in Lincolnshire, England, covering the northern part of the county. The Isle of Axholme, which is on the other side of the River Trent, has normally formed part of it. It originated with the Kingdom of Lindsey in Anglo-Saxon times, whose territories were merged with that of Stamford to form Lincolnshire.