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IRBY-IN-THE-MARSH, a village and a parish in Spilsby district, Lincoln. The village stands near the river Steeping, and near Firsby r. station, 5 miles ESE of Spilsby. The parish comprises 1, 090 acres; and its post town is Spilsby. Real property, £1, 427. Pop., 169. Houses, 36. The property is much divided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £83. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln. The church is very ancient but good; and consists of nave and chancel, with a low tower. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists, an endowed national school, and a share with Burgh-le-Marsh in Holden's charity.
(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: | Irby in the Marsh CP/AP Spilsby RegD/PLU Lincolnshire AncC |
Place: | Irby in the Marsh |
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