Editing Lincolnshire (section)

===Symbols===
[[File:Lincolnshire flag.svg|thumb|The flag of the historic county of Lincolnshire]]
[[File:The Lincoln Imp - geograph.org.uk - 356041.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Lincoln Imp]] high above the choir on the southern side of Lincoln Cathedral]]
The unofficial anthem of the county is the traditional folk song, "[[Lincolnshire Poacher (folk song)|The Lincolnshire Poacher]]", which dates from around 1776. A version of the song was the theme for [[BBC Radio Lincolnshire]] for many years.

According to a 2002 marketing campaign by the charity [[Plantlife]], the [[County flowers of the United Kingdom|county flower]] of Lincolnshire is the [[common dog-violet]].

In August 2005, [[BBC Radio Lincolnshire]] and ''Lincolnshire Life'' magazine launched a vote for a [[flag of Lincolnshire]] to represent the county. Six competing designs were voted upon by locals and the winning submission was unveiled in October 2005.<ref>{{cite news |title=New county flag design unveiled |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/lincolnshire/4371070.stm |work=BBC News |date=24 October 2005 |access-date = 15 February 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121025120037/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/lincolnshire/4371070.stm |archive-date = 25 October 2012 |url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flaginstitute.org/index.php?location=10&flagtype=county&flagid=112 |title=Lincolnshire flag at the self-appointed flag registry |access-date=26 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100712191934/http://www.flaginstitute.org/index.php?location=10&flagtype=county&flagid=112 |archive-date=12 July 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Lincoln has its own flag – St George's flag with a Fleur-de-Lys.

The [[Lincoln Imp]] has symbolised cathedral, city and county for many years.<ref>{{cite web |last=Santos |first=Cory |title=Tracking the mysterious origins of the Lincoln Imp |url=http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2013/04/the-mysterious-origins-of-the-lincoln-imp/ |publisher=The Lincolnite |access-date=7 July 2013 |date=19 April 2013 |quote=the imp has come to represent Lincoln as its mischievous mascot. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524145026/http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2013/04/the-mysterious-origins-of-the-lincoln-imp/ |archive-date=24 May 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Williams |first=Phil |title=A History of the Lincoln Imp |url=http://lincolncathedral.com/2011/12/a-history-of-the-lincoln-imp/ |access-date=7 July 2013 |publisher=Lincoln Cathedral |date=16 December 2011 |quote=Lincoln's imp is a well known emblem of the Cathedral and the city, to the extent it has been adopted as the symbol of Lincoln |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528004554/http://lincolncathedral.com/2011/12/a-history-of-the-lincoln-imp/ |archive-date=28 May 2012}}</ref> In 2006 it was replaced as the brand of Lincolnshire County Council by the stylised version seen on the header here [http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/] which has lost even the unique pose of the carving.