A vision of Britain through time
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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.
LEASINGHAM, a township and a parish in Sleaford district, Lincoln. The township lies 2¼ miles NNW of Sleaford r. station, and 4 E of Ermine street; and has a post office under Sleaford. Pop., 381. Houses, 84.—The parish contains also the hamlet of Roxholme, and comprises 2, 959 acres. Real property, £5, 127. Pop., 473. Houses, 99. The property is divided among a few. The present parish is a consolidation of two quondam parishes, North L. and South L. The living is a double rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £924.* Patron, Sir John H. Thorold, Bart. The N church has disappeared. The S church has a tower, with a tall spire; and was recently restored. The parsonage was built in 1840, at a cost of £2, 300. There are a United Free Methodist chapel and a national school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Leasingham CP Sleaford RegD/PLU Lincolnshire AncC |
| Place: | Leasingham |
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