Lincoln, England up to above sea level in the uphill area around the cathedral. Lincoln is situated at an elevation of above sea level, in a gap in the Lincoln Cliff (a major escarpment that runs north–south through Lindsey and Kesteven, in central Lincolnshire and rises to an altitude of in height). The city lies on the River Witham, which flows through this gap. Lincoln is thus divided informally into two zones, known unofficially as uphill and downhill, with uphill at above sea level in the area near Lincoln Cathedral, and downhill at above sea level, by the River Witham. The uphill
City of Port Lincoln in period newspapers as either the "Port Lincoln" or "Lincoln" council, but the landmark "District Councils Act 1887", which undertook a major reorganisation of South Australian local government, referred to it as the District Council of Lincoln. The City of Port Lincoln municipality was created when the town of Port Lincoln incorporated and seceded from the district council in 1921, becoming the Corporate Town of Port Lincoln. It gained its present name when it was granted city status on 21 January 1971. The former District Council of Lincoln was renamed the District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula in 1988, and