Houses in Lincoln

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Lincoln is a cathedral city and the county town of Lincolnshire, England.

Lincoln has a population of around 100,000. Greater Lincoln catchment area which covers many villages has a population of around 250,000.

The city is a tourist centre, but is rarely overwhelmed by tourists; those who come do so to visit the numerous historic buildings including, of course, the Cathedral and the Castle and the specialist shops of Steep Hill and Bailgate. The Collection, of which the Usher Gallery is now a part, is an important attraction. Housed partly in a recently opened, purpose-built venue, it currently contains over 2,000,000 objects. Any material from official archaeological excavations in Lincolnshire is eventually deposited at in The Collection so it is growing all the time.

A view up 'Steep Hill' towards the historic quarter of Bailgate.Other attractions include the Museum of Lincolnshire Life and The Sir Joseph Banks Conservatory at The Lawn, adjacent to Lincoln Castle. Tranquil destinations close by include Whisby Nature Reserve and Hartsholme Park, whilst noisier entertainment can be found at Waddington airfield, Scampton airfield (base of the RAF's "Red Arrows" jet aerobatic team), the County Showground or the Cadwell Park motor racing circuit near Louth.

Because of its climate Lincoln attracts many of its tourists in the summer, but also during the second weekend of December when the Bailgate area of the city holds its annual Christmas Market in and around the Castle grounds.

Following the construction of the music venue, the Engine Shed, in October 2006, a number of rock bands such as The Zutons, The Charlaltans and Babyshambles have played to "sold out" audiences.

Lincoln has two higher education institutions, the older being Bishop Grosseteste University College, which started life as a teacher training college linked to the Anglican Church in 1862. During the 1990s, the college branched out into new subject areas with a focus on the arts and drama.

The larger University of Lincoln started life as the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside in 1996, when the University of Humberside opened a Lincoln campus next to Brayford Pool attracting additional students to the city and giving it a refreshing youthful appearance. Lincoln Art College and Riseholme Agricultural College, which had previously been part of De Montfort University in Leicester, were absorbed into the university in 2001, and subsequently the Lincoln campus took priority over the Hull campus. The university changed its name to the University of Lincoln in 2002. In the 2005/6 academic year, 8,292 full time undergraduates were studying at the university .

Further education courses in Lincoln are provided by Lincoln College, which is the largest education institution in Lincolnshire, with 18,500 students, of whom 2,300 are full time.

Lincoln has its own football team, Lincoln City F.C., nicknamed "The Imps" who play at the Sincil Bank stadium on the southern edge of the city. The collapse of ITV Digital who owed Lincoln City FC more than 100,000 in 2002 saw the team faced with bankruptcy but the team was saved after a massive fundraising venture by the fans that returned ownership of the club to them where it has remained since. The club was famously the first team to be relegated from the English Football League, when automatic relegation to the Football Conference was introduced from the 1986-87 season. Lincoln City regained their league place at the first attempt and have held onto it since.