A vision of Britain through time
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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.
Spilsby, town and par. with ry. sta., Lincolnshire, 7 miles SW. of Alford and 19 miles NE. of Boston, 1671 ac., pop. 1482; P.O., T.O., 3 Banks. Spilsby is the chief town in the S. part of Lindsey; it has trade in corn and agricultural produce; four fairs are held annually. There is an endowed grammar school. A bronze statue has been erected to Sir John Franklin (1786-1847), the Arctic navigator, who was a native.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "town and parish with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Spilsby Ch/CP Lincolnshire AncC |
| Place: | Spilsby |
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