Administrative unit

Willingthorpe Borough

Ancient District

Preferred Name:
WILLINGTHORPE
Unit Type:
Ancient District
Status:
Borough
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
 
Unit ID:
10073418
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 701.

Notes:

According to the Centre for Metropolitan History's Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales to 1516, 'Willingthorpe, or Westgate, in Lincoln was described as a borough in 1126; the borough was also mentioned in c.1160.' (http://www.history.ac.uk/cmh/gaz/lincs.html#L, accessed on 17th August 2010).

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
WILLINGTHORPE Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 701.
WESTGATE Alternate English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 701.

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
LINCOLNSHIRE Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 701.
LINDSEY Parts Division of Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 701.

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

We know of no units which were contained within this unit.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Willingthorpe Borough through time | Census tables with data for the Ancient District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10073418

Date accessed: 29th March 2024