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CARRINGTON, a parochial chapelry in Boston district, Lincoln; in the fens, 4 miles NE of Langrick r. station, and 7½ N of Boston. Post Town, New-Bolingbroke, under Boston. Acres, 2,660. Real property, £5,056. Pop., 197. Houses, 28. It was formerly a township of Helpringham; but was made parochial on the draining of Wildman ien in 1812, and named after Lord Carrington, the principal proprietor. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £86. Patrons, certain Trustees.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a parochial chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Boston RegD/PLU Lincolnshire AncC |
Place: | Carrington |
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