What is Lincoln, England?
[[File:Lincoln Cathedral from Castle Hill (crop).jpg|thumb|250px|The Norman and Early English cathedral. It was the tallest building in the world for 238 years (1311–1549).<ref name=kendrick >Kendrick A.F. 1902. ''The Cathedral Church of Lincoln: a history and description of its fabric and a list of the bishops''. London: George Bell & Sons, p. 60. {{ISBN|978-1-178-03666-4}} The tall spire of timber, covered with lead, which originally crowned this tower reached an altitude, it is said, of 525 feet; but this is doubtful. This spire was blown down during a tempest in January 1547-8.</ref><ref>Mary Jane Taber 1905. ''The cathedrals of England: an account of some of their distinguishing characteristics'', p.100</ref><ref>{{cite web |title = Lincoln Cathedral - History |url = http://lincolncathedral.com/building/history/|publisher = The Dean and Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral|accessdate = 8 December 2011|quote = Between 1307 and 1311 the central tower was raised to its present height. Then around 1370 to 1400 the western towers were heightened. All three towers had spires until 1549 when the central tower's spire blew down. It had been the tallest building in the world.}}</ref>]] [[Image:Flag of Lincoln.svg|thumb|150px|Flag]] [[Image:Lincoln.svg|thumb|90px|Coat of arms]] '''Lincoln''' is an old [[city]] in [[Lincolnshire]], [[England]]. Lincoln has a [[population]] of about 100,000 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/ssdataset.asp?vlnk=8271&Pos=2&ColRank=1&Rank=224|title=KS01 Usual resident population: Census 2001, Key Statistics for urban areas|date=21 April 2007|website=web.archive.org|access-date=31 August 2017|archive-date=21 April 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421211031/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/ssdataset.asp?vlnk=8271&Pos=2&ColRank=1&Rank=224|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref><ref>[http://www.lincoln.gov.uk/your-council/data-transparency/policies-performance-and-finance/lincoln-drivers-report/111555.article/ ONS: ''Mid 2012 Population Estimates: cited in J