Lincoln is a cathedral city,non-metropolitan district,and the county town of Lincolnshire,England. The Lincoln district had a 2012 population of 94,600. The 2011 census gave the urban area of Lincoln,including North Hykeham and Waddington,a population of 115,000.
Lincolnshire is a county in the East Midlands of England,with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south-east,Cambridgeshire to the south,Rutland to the south-west,Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west,South Yorkshire to the north-west,and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders Northamptonshire in the south for just 20 yards (19 m),England's shortest county boundary. The county town is the city of Lincoln,where the county council is based.
The East Riding of Yorkshire,or simply East Riding or East Yorkshire,is a ceremonial county in Northern England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and west,South Yorkshire to the south-west,and Lincolnshire to the south. It is also a non-metropolitan county for local government purposes. The coastal towns of Bridlington and Hornsea are popular with tourists from inland areas,and the port city of Kingston upon Hull is an economic,transport and tourism centre which also receives much sea freight from around the world. The current East Riding of Yorkshire came into existence in 1996 after the abolition of the County of Humberside. The county's administration is in the ancient market town of Beverley. The landscape is mainly rural,consisting of rolling hills,valleys and flat plains with many small villages and some towns scattered amid the Yorkshire Wolds. Major settlements include Kingston upon Hull,Beverley,Bridlington and Goole. At the 2011 United Kingdom census,its population was 334,179.
North Lincolnshire is a unitary authority area in Lincolnshire,England,with a population of 167,446 in the 2011 census. The borough includes the towns of Scunthorpe,Brigg,Haxey,Crowle,Epworth,Bottesford,Kirton in Lindsey and Barton-upon-Humber. North Lincolnshire is part of the Yorkshire and Humber region.
North East Lincolnshire is a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire in England. It borders the unitary authority of North Lincolnshire and the non-metropolitan county of Lincolnshire,the three areas making up the ceremonial county. The population of the Unitary Authority at the 2011 Census was 159,616. North East Lincolnshire is part of the Yorkshire and the Humber region. The borough includes the towns of Immingham,Cleethorpes and Grimsby.
Cleethorpes is a seaside town on the estuary of the Humber in North East Lincolnshire,England with a population of 38,372 in 2020. It has been permanently occupied since the 6th century,with fishing as its original industry,then developing into a resort in the 19th century.
Scunthorpe is an industrial town in the unitary authority of North Lincolnshire in Lincolnshire,England of which it is the main administrative centre. Scunthorpe had an estimated total population of 82,334 in 2016. A predominantly industrial town,the town is the United Kingdom's largest steel processing centre and is also known as the "Industrial Garden Town". It is the third largest settlement in Lincolnshire,after Lincoln and Grimsby. The Member of Parliament for Scunthorpe is Conservative politician Holly Mumby-Croft.
Humberside was a non-metropolitan and ceremonial county in Northern England from 1 April 1974 until 1 April 1996. It was composed of land from either side of the Humber Estuary,created from portions of the East Riding of Yorkshire,West Riding of Yorkshire,and the northern part of Lindsey,Lincolnshire. The county council's headquarters was County Hall at Beverley,inherited from East Riding County Council. Its largest settlement and only city was Kingston upon Hull. Other notable towns included Goole,Beverley,Scunthorpe,Grimsby,Cleethorpes and Bridlington. The county stretched from Wold Newton in its northern tip to a different Wold Newton at its most southern point.
The University of Lincoln is a public research university in Lincoln,England,with origins back to 1861. It gained university status in 1992 and its present name and structure in 2001. The main campus is adjacent to Brayford Pool –a site of urban regeneration since the 1990s,with satellite campuses in Riseholme,Lincolnshire –the Lincoln Institute for Agri-food Technology –and an additional campus at Holbeach,housing the National Centre for Food Manufacturing (NCFM). Annual graduation ceremonies take place in Lincoln Cathedral.
Immingham is a town,civil parish and ward in the North East Lincolnshire unitary authority of England. It is situated on the south-west bank of the Humber Estuary,and is 6 miles (10 km) north-west from Grimsby.
Humberside Airport is an international airport at Kirmington in the Borough of North Lincolnshire,England,10 NM from three large settlements:Grimsby (east),Hull (north) and Scunthorpe (west),on the A18,the latter two places reached by longer roads,in the case of Hull via England's longest bridge that crosses the Humber Estuary. It was owned by Manchester Airports Group from 1999 until 1 August 2012,when it was sold to the Eastern Group of companies. North Lincolnshire Council retains a minority of shares in the Airport.
Kirmington is a village in North Lincolnshire,England. It is part of the civil parish of Kirmington and Croxton. From the 2011 census the village became a civil parish in its own name. Kirmington is situated just north from the A18 road,5 miles (8 km) west from Immingham and 7 miles (11 km) east from Brigg. Less than 1 mile (1.6 km) to the west is Humberside International Airport,the former Second World War station,RAF Kirmington.
CountyWatch is a direct action group in the United Kingdom that was set up in 2004 to remove what they consider to be wrongly placed county boundary signs –i.e. signs that do not mark the historic or ancient county boundaries of England and Wales. Since 2005,Count Nikolai Tolstoy has been a patron of CountyWatch. CountyWatch and its supporters claim to have removed,re-sited or erected 80 county boundary signs in Dorset,County Durham,Greater Manchester,Hampshire,Lancashire,Lincolnshire,North Yorkshire,Somerset and Warwickshire.
Humberside Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing The East Riding of Yorkshire including Hull and northern parts of Lincolnshire including Grimsby and Scunthorpe.
Lincolnshire Police is the territorial police force covering the non-metropolitan county of Lincolnshire in the East Midlands of England. Despite the name,the force's area does not include North East Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire,which are covered by Humberside Police instead.
Humberside Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS) is the statutory fire and rescue service covering the area of what was the county of Humberside (1974–1996),but now consists of the unitary authorities of East Riding of Yorkshire,Kingston upon Hull,North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire in northern England.
Humberside County Council was the county council of the non-metropolitan county of Humberside in northern England.
North East Lincolnshire is a unitary authority in Lincolnshire,England. It was created on 1 April 1996 replacing Cleethorpes,Great Grimsby and Humberside County Council.
The Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner,an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Humberside Police in the English Counties of East Riding of Yorkshire and Northern parts of Lincolnshire. The post was created in November 2012,following an election held on 15 November 2012,and replaced the Humberside Police Authority. The current incumbent is Jonathan Evison,who represents the Conservative Party.
