The shortest boundary between two counties in the UK is…?

Lincolnshire is an English county that borders Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Rutland, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, the East Riding of Yorkshire, and Northamptonshire. The boundary with Northamptonshire is minuscule at just 19 metres or about 20 yards, England’s shortest county boundary!

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Stevie G

Jim Teeter, Very negative attitude, makes me wonder why you are on this site !!!!

Fred Zeb Fudpucker

The shortest boundary between two counties in the UK is…? A STRAIGHT LINE??? LOL Sorry, just entertaining myself.

Cliff Occomore

Papa Zulu Fox, it was abolished in 1974, the reestablished later.

Helen

Carol Peat, screenshot it and print that off!

Val Wilkinson

Wow. I don't really know Lincolnshire but - that's just weird!

Carol Peat

Very good question. Just wish I could print the answer to file!

deborahpmercer

Er - I live in Lincolnshire, admittedly right at the other end, and didn't know this. OOPS, OOPS, AND MORE OOPS. Good question.

Patsy Burchell

My own town,that's why I knew the answer

Fran Donnelly

didn't read the question properly.

robert karel

Stevie G, Are you the quiz personall critic?

vasily tchaikovsky

Interesting Q and right guess

Dave Bentrum

Got it

Sue Grayson

So where is Jim Teeter's comment?

Ed Taber

Why do they delete comments that elicit a lot of negative comments? As for small boundaries, there are places on Los Angeles pseudopod leading 20+ miles from down town to 'The Port of Los Angeles' where the 'city' is less than 100 yards across.