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are or were divisions of the second-largest county in England. Similar in nature to the three ridings of Yorkshire, they existed as

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until commencement of the

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. The three parts were: * Lindsey in the north, itself traditionally divided into three ridings (

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, South and

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); * Kesteven in the south-west; and *

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in the south-east. The three parts touched in a

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somewhere near

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. Each of the parts had long had separate county administration ( quarter sessions), and each was created a discrete administrative county with its own

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in 1889. This arrangement lasted until 1974, when the three councils were replaced by a single Lincolnshire County Council, with northern Lindsey going to form part of the new County of

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(since abolished and replaced south of the

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with two unitary authorities). Although the parts no longer exist as units of local government, they are still recognised as broad geographical areas of Lincolnshire, and their names live on in some of the county's district councils ( East and West Lindsey,

and South Kesteven, and South Holland).

Quarter sessions

In 1906, quarter sessions were held at Lincoln for Lindsey, at Bourne and Sleaford for Kesteven, and at Spalding and Boston for Holland.

References

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Quarter sessions

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