Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Deeping, Market

Deeping, Market, small market town and par., S. Lincolnshire, on river Welland, on border of co., 7½ miles SE. of Bourn and 85 N. of London, 1290 ac., pop. 1212; P.O., T.O. Market-day, Wednesday; has malting, brewing, ropemaking, and boatbuilding. Market Deeping is of great antiquity. The land to the E. of the town is said to be the lowest in the county; whence the name of Deeping.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "small market town and parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Market Deeping CP/AP       Lincolnshire AncC
Place names: DEEPING     |     DEEPING MARKET     |     MARKET DEEPING
Place: Market Deeping

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