A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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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.
KIRKBY-UPON-BAIN, a township and a parish in Horncastle district, Lincoln. The township lies on the river Bain, 3¾ miles ENE of Kirkstead r. station, and 51/2 S by W of Horncastle; and has a post office under Horncastle. Real property, £2, 059. Pop., 363. Houses, 79. The parish contains also the township of Tumby, and comprises 5, 110 acres. Real property, £6, 434. Pop., 683. Houses, 138. The manor of Kirkby belongs to the Earl of Fortescue; and that of Tumby, with Toft Grange, to Sir Joseph Hawley. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £553.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church was rebuilt in 1802. There are a Wesleyan chapel, and an endowes school with £80 a year.
(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: | Kirkby on Bain AP/CP Horncastle RegD/PLU Lincolnshire AncC |
| Place: | Kirkby on Bain |
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