Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for MANLEY

MANLEY, a wapentake in the parts of Lindsey, Lincolnshire; cut into three divisions, E, N, and W. The E div. contains Bottesford parish, eight other parishes, and part of another. Acres, 42,247. Pop. in 1851, 8,607. Houses, 1,771. The N div. contains Appleby parish and nine other parishes. Acres, 36,946. Pop. in 1851,5,503. Houses, 1,167. The W div. contains Althorpe parish, seven other parishes, and part of another. Acres, 50,226. Pop. in 1851,14,218. Houses, 3,069. Pop. of the whole in 1861,29,534. Houses, 6,476.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a wapentake"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 3rd order divisions")
Administrative units: Lincolnshire AncC
Place: Manley

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