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Lincoln Cathedral

Located in Lincoln District, Lincolnshire Coordinates: 53°14′04″ N 0°32′11″ W

Lincoln Cathedral
DrMoschi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Lincoln
0.8 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
77 m
above sea level
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
HUY Humberside Airport40 km
EMA East Midlands Airport70 km

About Lincoln Cathedral

Lincoln Cathedral is a tourist attraction. Location: Lincoln District, Lincolnshire.

From Wikipedia

Lincoln Cathedral, also called Lincoln Minster, and formally the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln, is a Church of England cathedral in Lincoln, England. It is the seat of the bishop of Lincoln and is the mother church of the diocese of Lincoln. The cathedral is governed by its dean and chapter, and is a grade I listed building. The earliest parts of the current building date to 1072, when bishop Remigius de Fécamp moved his seat from Dorchester on Thames to Lincoln.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
13th century
Architectural style
English Gothic architecture
Heritage designation
Grade I listed building
Height
83 m
Length
0.1 km
Official website
lincolncathedral.com

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Lincoln Cathedral

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 50 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
August (55 mm)
Driest month
February (36 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Lincoln Cathedral
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°9°12°15°18°21°21°18°14°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°6°9°12°12°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)503644434453435549505052

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Lincoln Cathedral

The nearest airport is Humberside Airport (HUY), 40 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: East Midlands Airport (EMA) (70 km). The nearest large city is Lincoln, 1 km to the south.

Airports

  • Humberside Airport (HUY) Grimsby, Lincolnshire 40 kmnorth
  • East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 70 kmsouthwest
  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 102 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lincoln Population: 103.8K 1 kmsouth
  • Mansfield Population: 172K 46 kmwest
  • Doncaster Population: 113.6K 51 kmnorthwest
  • Nottingham Population: 323.6K 52 kmsouthwest
  • Hull Population: 314K 58 kmnorth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Lincoln Cathedral

Within 100 km: 412 historic and cultural sites, 430 natural sites, 120 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km25 places

  • Torksey Island Island 16 kmNW
  • Branston Island Island 12 kmE
  • Lincoln Castle Mountain 1 kmW
  • Patchett's Cliff Mountain 20 kmN

25–60 km239 places

  • Sunk Island Island 56 kmNE
  • Read's Island Island 50 kmN
  • Spurn Island Island 57 kmNE
  • Whitton Island Island 54 kmN

60–100 km698 places

  • North Beach Beach 99 kmN
  • Fraisethorpe Beach Beach 93 kmN
  • Snettisham Beach Beach 77 kmSE
  • Scolt Head Island Island 87 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Lincoln City, Lincoln District
    0.8 km S
  • St Giles Neighbourhood, Lincoln District
    1.3 km NE
  • Canwick Village, Canwick
    2.4 km S
  • New Boultham Neighbourhood, Lincoln District
    1.6 km SW

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources