Administrative Boundary of Lincolnshire

About Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire is a county in the East Midlands and East of England. Covering approximately 5,921 square kilometres — the second-largest county in England by area — Lincolnshire had a population of approximately 780,000 at the 2021 Census (excluding the unitary authorities of North East Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire). The county encompasses the cathedral city of Lincoln, the chalk Lincolnshire Wolds, the Fens, the elegant stone town of Stamford, and one of the most important Elizabethan houses in England at Burghley. During the Second World War, Lincolnshire hosted the highest concentration of RAF Bomber Command airfields in England, a legacy commemorated across the county. Lincoln Cathedral and Castle Lincoln — the Roman Lindum Colonia, established as a legionary fortress around 48 AD and later a colonia — retains substantial Roman and Norman remains. Lincoln Cathedral — the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln — is one of the most magnificent Gothic cathedrals in England, its three great towers dominating the hilltop above the city and visible for dozens of miles across the flat Lincolnshire plain. The cathedral was substantially begun in 1072 under Bishop Remigius and rebuilt and extended throughout the 12th to 14th centuries in Norman, Early English, and Decorated Gothic styles; the Angel Choir (1256–1280) is one of the supreme achievements of English Gothic architecture, its 28 carved angels and its complexity of architectural detail unequalled in England. Lincoln Cathedral reputedly held the position of the world's tallest structure from c.1311 (when the central tower was completed) until 1549 (when it collapsed in a storm). Lincoln Castle, adjacent to the cathedral, was founded by William the Conqueror in 1068 and houses one of only four surviving original exemplars of Magna Carta (sealed at Runnymede, 1215). Stamford and Burghley House Stamford, in the south of the county on the River Welland, is one of the most beautiful towns in England — a remarkably well-preserved stone town of medieval churches, Georgian streetscapes, and historic coaching inns that has been described as the finest stone town in England. Its consistent quality attracted television and film production companies: it has stood in for 18th-century London, France, and other settings in many productions. Burghley House, one mile south of Stamford, is one of the grandest and most complete Elizabethan prodigy houses in England: built by William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (the great Elizabethan administrator and longest-serving chief minister to Elizabeth I) between 1555 and 1587, its towers, turrets, and baroque roofline create one of the most spectacular silhouettes of any English house. The Burghley Horse Trials, held in the park each September, is one of the world's most prestigious equestrian events. RAF Lincolnshire Heritage Lincolnshire was the county of bomber command during the Second World War, with the greatest concentration of RAF airfields of any county in England — at peak, approximately 49 airfields were operational in Lincolnshire. The county is home to RAF Scampton (former home of the Red Arrows display team and of 617 Squadron, the "Dambusters"), the International Bomber Command Centre at Lincoln, and numerous preserved aircraft, memorials, and museums. The Petwood Hotel at Woodhall Spa served as the officers' mess for 617 Squadron in 1943. GIS and Boundary Data The administrative boundary of Lincolnshire County Council is available for free download in GeoJSON and KML formats, sourced from the ONS Open Geography Portal (Crown copyright 2024). Compatible with QGIS, ArcGIS, Mapbox, and Google Earth, the dataset supports cathedral heritage mapping, RAF history research, fenland hydrology, Elizabethan architecture conservation, and demographic analysis across the Lincolnshire local authority area.

📍 Administrative boundary of Lincolnshire county