Lincoln was home to one of the five most important Jewish communities in England, well established before it was officially noted in 1154.
Tukaj so tri starodavne cerkve: St. Mary le Wigford in St. Peter at Gowts sta 11. stoletja in St. Mary Magdalene, zgrajena v poznem 13. stoletju, je nenavadna angleška predanost svetniku, čigar kult je bil v veliki meri prihajal v modo na Evropski celini v tistem času.