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Lincoln (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 53 14 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 53.2333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 000 32 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -0.5333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Important Roman town on line of Fosse Way and Ermine Sreet; Roman remains include stone gates, fountains, and baths; there is also a large 12th-century cathedral; castle built by William I; site of rebellion during reign of Henry VIII; industry began in the 18th century; birthplace of tanks during World War I. |
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| Lincoln (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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| Lincolia (H,V)
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............ | recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 |
| Lincoliae (H,V)
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............ | recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 |
| Lindum (H,O)
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| Lindum Colonia (H,O)
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............ | from ca. 80-86 |
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Hierarchical Position: |
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Lincoln (inhabited place) (P) |
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Additional Parents: |
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Mercia (historical region) (P,H) |
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Lincoln (inhabited place) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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occupied by Romans in 47 |
| city (C) |
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chartered in 1154 |
| county seat (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| market center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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| episcopal see (C) |
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since 1072 |
| capital (H) |
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| provincial capital (H) |
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of the Roman province Flavia Caesariensis, from the early 4th century CE |
| Ancient Roman (H) |
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| Romano-British (H) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
Flavia Caesariensis .......... (province) |
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(World, Roman Republic and Empire, Britannia, Britannia Inferior) [7030357] |
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from the early 4th century CE |
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