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A vision of Britain through time
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PARTNEY, a village and a parish in Spilsby district, Lincoln. The village stands on affluents of the river Steeping, 2 miles N N E of Spilsby, and 4 W N W of Burgh r. station; was once a market-town; and has a post-office under Spilsby, and fairs on 1 and 25 Aug., 18 and 19 Sept., and 18 and 19 Oct. The parish comprises 919acres. Real property, £2, 766. Pop., 487. Houses, 107. The property is much subdivided. The manor belongs to Lord Willoughby D' Eresby. Brewing, malting, and brick-making are carried on. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £211. Patron, Lord Willoughby D' Eresby. The church is early English, with beautifully carved pillars; and consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with a lofty tower. There are chapels for Baptists, Wesleyans, and Primitive Methodists, a national school, and charities £14. Henry Stubbs, thephysician, was a native.
(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: | Partney AP/CP Spilsby RegD/PLU Lincolnshire AncC |
| Place: | Partney |
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