In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Lusby like this:
LUSBY, a parish in Horncastle district, Lincoln; 4 miles WNW of Spilsby, and 5½ ESE of Horncastle r. station. Post town, Spilsby. Acres, 760. Real property, £1,766. Pop., 132. Houses, 27. The limits include an allotment in the West Fen, with a pop. of 46. The property is divided between two. The manor and most of the land belong to the Bishop of Lincoln. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £200. Patron, the Bishop of Lincoln. The church is good, and has a bell-turret. There is a Wesleyan chapel.
Lusby through time
Lusby 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 Lusby itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Lusby, in East Lindsey and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12954
Date accessed: 24th September 2024
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