Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for HOLTON-BECKERING

HOLTON-BECKERING, a parish in the district and county of Lincoln; 3 miles E of Wickenby r. station, and 2¼ NNW of Wragby. Post town, Wragby. Acres, 1,862. Real property, £2, 428. Pop., 179. Houses, 33. The property is divided among four. Holton Hall is the property of H. Caldecot, Esq. Beckering hamlet is 1 mile SE of the church. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £334.* Patron,Turnor, Esq. The church consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with a tower. The chancel was rebuilt in 1859, and the other parts were restored in 1859. Charities, £5.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Holton Cum Beckering AP/CP       Lincolnshire AncC
Place: Holton

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