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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.
BENNINGTON, a parish and a subdistrict in Boston district, Lincoln. The parish lies on the Wash, 3 miles SSE of Sibsey r. station, and 5 ENE of Boston. It includes an allotment in the East Fen; and has a post office under Boston. Acres, 7,495; of which 4,405 are water. Real property, £7,025. Pop., 588. Houses, 138. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £805.* Patron, the Earl of Ripon. The church has a perpendicular clerestoried nave, a fine tower, and a sculptured octagonal font. There are a Primitive Methodist chapel, an endowed school with £90 a year, five alms-houses, and some other charities.-The subdistrict comprises four parishes, parts of three others, and the East Fen allotment of Boston. Acres, 50,285. Pop., 6,572. Houses, 1,340.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish and a subdistrict" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Benington CP/AP Benington SubD Boston RegD/PLU Lincolnshire AncC |
| Place: | Benington |
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