Cornhill Quarter, also known as Lincoln Cornhill is a historic and
cultural
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area of the city of
Lincoln
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* Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the 16th president of the United States
* Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England
* Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S.
* Lincoln (na ...
in
Lincolnshire
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, England. It takes its name from the nearby former Cornhill building and square on Cornhill and
High Street
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. A £70 million fund regenerated it to enhance and modernize the area while maintaining the original buildings that exist. This included the moving of the bus station and work to demolish the former City Square shopping centre which would be replaced by a hotel and residential flats.
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Areas of Lincoln, England
Lincoln, England
River Witham
Squares in England