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Feature Request
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Issue report
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When searching for Lincoln, UK in the maps.googleapis geocode api request the request retruns Lincolnshire instead of Lincoln the city. Example request: https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=lincoln,uk&key={{apiKey}}

response:

{
   "results" : [
      {
         "address_components" : [
            {
               "long_name" : "Lincolnshire",
               "short_name" : "Lincolnshire",
               "types" : [ "administrative_area_level_2", "political" ]
            },
            {
               "long_name" : "England",
               "short_name" : "England",
               "types" : [ "administrative_area_level_1", "political" ]
            },
            {
               "long_name" : "United Kingdom",
               "short_name" : "GB",
               "types" : [ "country", "political" ]
            }
         ],
         "formatted_address" : "Lincolnshire, UK",
         "geometry" : {
            "bounds" : {
               "northeast" : {
                  "lat" : 53.6163661,
                  "lng" : 0.3579244
               },
               "southwest" : {
                  "lat" : 52.6402179,
                  "lng" : -0.8206513999999999
               }
            },
            "location" : {
               "lat" : 52.9451889,
               "lng" : -0.1601246
            },
            "location_type" : "APPROXIMATE",
            "viewport" : {
               "northeast" : {
                  "lat" : 53.6163661,
                  "lng" : 0.3579244
               },
               "southwest" : {
                  "lat" : 52.6402179,
                  "lng" : -0.8206513999999999
               }
            }
         },
         "place_id" : "ChIJJ70edCUo1kcRADi1k4LEkXs",
         "types" : [ "administrative_area_level_2", "political" ]
      }
   ],
   "status" : "OK"
}


I have checked and formatting the request with lincoln,gbr will return Lincoln the city instead of Lincolnshire and this does not occur with other cities that share a county name e.g. https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=buckingham,uk&key={{apiKey}} will return Buckingham the city and not Buckinghamshire.  This appears to be an issue only with Lincoln.

Please let me know if you need any more information from me.

Thanks.

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