Lincoln is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England. The non-metropolitan district of Lincoln has a population of around 101,000 - the 2001 census gave the entire urban area of Lincoln a population of 120,779. The council identifies a 'Greater Lincoln' catchment area covering surrounding villages, which has a population of 250,000. Lincoln's economy is based mainly on public administration, commerce, arable farming and tourism, with industrial relics like Rustons (now Siemens) still in existence. However, many other of Lincoln's industrial giants have long ceased production in the city, leaving large empty industrial warehouse-like buildings. More recently, these buildings have become multi-occupant units, with the likes of Lincs FM radio station and LA Fitness gym taking up space. Like many other cities in Britain, Lincoln has developed a growing IT economy, with many e-commerce mail order companies setting up in or around the city, including RecycledShop.com, TopToners.com and Attitude.uk.com. plethora of other, more conventional small industrial businesses are located in and around Lincoln. Over the last few years, Lincoln has also seen rapid development in its retail sector, in an attempt to keep people shopping in the city and to compete with the neighboruing cities of Nottingham and Sheffield. Around the Tritton Road trading estate, many new businesses have begun trading (for example, large units with car parking have been created for NEXT, Freemans and ASDA Living). Lincoln has a choice of supermarkets including two Tescos, ASDA, Morrisons, Waitrose and a Sainsbury's store with a second due to open in early 2008. More on Lincoln 

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