Pictures of Lincolnshire

About the county of Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire is a County situated in the East of England and is one of breathtaking landscape, pretty towns and villages with cobbled streets and stone built houses. Notable places of interest include The City of Lincoln and its amazing 900 year old Cathedral and Lincoln Castle which dates back to 1068. Other places of interest include The town of Grantham home to Isaac Newton and also the birthplace of Britain's only female Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, the holiday towns of Skegness and Mablethorpe and the small town of Boston, once a major seaport which boasts many historic buildings such as the Boston Stump, the 272 foot tower of the 14th century St Botolph's church, used as a navigation aid.

Recommended Towns & Villages to visit in Lincolnshire

Boston (124 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Lincolnshire

This is the town in which the Pilgrim Fathers were imprisoned in the year 1607 following their first attempt to escape to America and the cells which held them can still be seen in the 15th-century Guildhall...

Harmston (10 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire

Harmston grew up on an escarpment from which there are dramatic views of the Witham valley, and it is perhaps this river-side position which has given this lovely pastoral place much of its character...

Lincoln (653 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Lincolnshire

This fine cathedral City was called Lindon by the Ancient Britons' and later the Romans' knew it as Lindum. In AD48 a Roman garrison was set up to command the meeting of the.....

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Recommended Attractions to visit in Lincolnshire

Freiston Shore Nature Reserve (10 Pictures)

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Gunby Hall (5 Pictures)

Fine red-brick house, dating from 1700, with Victorian walled gardens, described by Tennyson as a 'haunt of ancient peace'..

Lincoln Cathedral (306 Pictures)

Looking at the West front of Lincoln's fine Cathedral Church of St.Mary, past the pageant of ancient buildings outside the castle.....

Thornton Abbey (45 Pictures)

Breathtaking ruins showing clearly the medieval splendour enjoyed by the abbots in the days before the Reformation. The.....

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Finding Peace Amongst The Ruins
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