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Lincolnshire (county) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 53 10 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 53.1667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 000 15 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -0.2500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Comprises uplands, rolling chalk hills, and a limestone escarpment; uplands used as defense areas during prehistoric and Roman times; prosperous farming area in Middle Ages; industry began with mining in the 19th century; contains many towns established by Danes. |
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| Lincolnshire (preferred,C,V,O,English,U)
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| Lincs (C,V)
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| LIN (C,V)
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| County of Lincolnshire (NA,V,English,U)
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| Lincoln (NA,V,English,U)
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| Lincolnshire, County of (NA,V,English,U)
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| UKH7 (NA,V,FIPS)
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| county (preferred, C) |
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| second level subdivision (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| mining center (C) |
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| agricultural center (C) |
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| kingdom (H) |
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of Lindsey during Anglo-Saxon occupation |
| first level subdivision (C) |
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