Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/Lincoln
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Lincolnshire and Lincoln, England on Wikipedia, and the
disclaimer.| LINCOLN, one of the four eastern maritime counties
of England, lies between 52º 39' and 53º 43' N. lat., and 0º 22'
E. and 0º 56' W. long. It is bounded on the N. by the Humber, E.
by the German Ocean and the Wash, S.E. for 3 miles by Norfolk,
S. by Cambridge and Northampton, S.W. by Rutland, W. by
Leicestershire and Notts, and N.W. by Yorkshire. Its greatest
length north and south, from Barton-on-Humber to Market Deeping,
is 75 miles, its greatest breadth, from Wroot on the west to
Saltfleet on the east, is 50 miles, its circuit about 260 miles.
Its area is 1,767,962 acres, or about 2762 square miles, making
it the second largest county in England. Coast-Line. — The
coast-line, about 110 miles in length, is low and marshy, and
artificial banks for guarding against the inroads of the sea are
to be found, in places, all along the coast.