Lincolnshire Wolds
| Lincolnshire Wolds | |
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The Lincolnshire Wolds near Welton le Wold (top), location within Lincolnshire (bottom) | |
Interactive map of Lincolnshire Wolds | |
| Location | Lincolnshire North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire |
| Nearest city | Lincoln |
| Coordinates | 53°21′0″N 0°6′0″W / 53.35000°N 0.10000°W |
| Area | 560 km2 (220 sq mi) |
| Established | 1973 |
| Governing body | Lincolnshire Wolds Countryside Service |
The Lincolnshire Wolds are a range of low hills in Lincolnshire, England. The hills run roughly parallel with the North Sea coast, from the Humber Estuary just west of the town of Barton-upon-Humber in North Lincolnshire, towards the flat Lincolnshire Fens in the south-east of the county as far south as the East Lindsey village of East Keal. The Wolds form the highest land in eastern England between Yorkshire and Kent.
Natural England define a Lincolnshire Wolds National Character Area covering an area of 844 square kilometres (326 sq mi). Within this, an area of 560 square kilometres (220 sq mi) is designated as the Lincolnshire Wolds National Landscape, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).