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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.
MINTING, a village and a parish in Horncastle district, Lincoln. The village stands on an affluent off the river Witham, 5½ miles NE of Bardney r. station, and 5½ NW by W of Horncastle; and has a post office under Horncastle. The parish comprises 2,543 acres. Real property, £3,493. Pop., 422. Houses, 95. The property is much divided. The manor belongs to Robert Vyner, Esq. Minting Lodge is a chief residence. An alien priory of Benedictines stood here; was given, at the suppression of alien monasteries, to the Carthusian at Mount Grace; went afterwards, by exchange, to the Dean and Chapter of Westminster; and passed to the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln. The living is a rectory and a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln. Valne, £437.* Patron, St. John s College, Cambridge. The church consists of nave, N aisle, and chancel, with bell-turret; and is in good condition. There is a parochial school.
(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: | Minting AP/CP Horncastle RegD/PLU Lincolnshire AncC |
| Place: | Minting |
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