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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
LEVERTON, a village and a parish in Boston district, Lincoln. The village stands 2¼ miles from the coast, 3¼ SE of Sibsey r. station, and 5¾ NE of Boston; and has a post office under Boston. The parish contains also the hamlet of Outgate, includes a fen allotment, and extends to the coast. Acres, 7,100; of which 3,710 are water. Real property, £7,936. Pop., 770. Houses, 148. Pop. of the fen allotment, 12. Houses, 5. The property is much subdivided. The New Hall is the seat of J. W. Dawson, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £850. * Patron, alternately the Lord Chancellor and A. Booth, Esq. The church is partly late decorated English, partly perpendicular; consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with a tower; and contains three canopied sedilia, a double row of chancel stalls, and an octagonal font. There are a Wesleyan chapel, and charities £180.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Leverton AP/CP Boston RegD/PLU Lincolnshire AncC |
| Place: | Leverton |
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