In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Bratoft like this:
BRATOFT, or Braytoft, a parish in Spilsby district, Lincoln; on the East Lincoln railway, 1 mile SW of Burgh station, and 4½ E by S of Spilsby. Post Town, Burgh, under Boston. Acres, 1,814. Real property, £3,073. Pop., 280. Houses, 55. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £255.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church comprises nave and aisles, with clerestory; contains an ancient font; and has, over the chancel arch, a contemporary painting of the defeat of the Armada.
Bratoft through time
Bratoft is now part of East Lindsey district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Lindsey has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Bratoft itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bratoft, in East Lindsey and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11756
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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