Lincoln Detectives have been operating in Lincoln and the East Midlands for almost 20 years.
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Like many other cities in Britain, Lincoln has developed a growing IT economy, with many e-commerce mail order companies setting up in or around the city.
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Lincoln is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England.
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The non-metropolitan district of Lincoln has a population of 85,595.
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The 2001 census gave the entire urban area of Lincoln a population of 120,779.
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The council identifies a 'Greater Lincoln' catchment area covering surrounding villages and towns, which has a population of 250,000.
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In Viking times Lincoln was a trading centre important enough to issue coins from its own mint.
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After the establishment of Dane Law in 886, Lincoln became one of The Five Boroughs in the East Midlands.
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Over the next few centuries, Lincoln once again rose to prominence.
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In 1068, two years after the Norman Conquest, William I ordered Lincoln's Castle to be built on the site of the former Roman settlement.
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During the 13th century, Lincoln was the third largest city in England and was a favourite of more than one king.
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Between 1642 and 1651, during the English Civil War, Lincoln was on the frontier between the Royalist and Parliamentary forces.
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Military control of Lincoln Lincoln therefore changed hands numerous times.
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Lincoln now had no major industry, no easy access to the sea and was poorly placed.
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Lincoln's economy is based mainly on public administration, commerce, arable farming and tourism.
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A plethora of other, more conventional small industrial businesses are located in and around Lincoln.
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One of the reasons for building the University was to increase inward investment and act as a springboard for small companies.
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Lincoln's station has five platforms and has a steady flow of trains and passengers passing through.
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Trains run to a range of destinations including Newark-on-Trent, Grimsby, Nottingham, Leicester, Sheffield and Peterborough.
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