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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.
KIRKBY (EAST), a village and a parish in Spilsby district, Lincoln. The village stands near a drain navigable to Boston, 5½ miles SW by W of Spilsby, and 6½ N W of Eastville r. station; and is a pleasant place. The parish comprises 1, 670 acres. Post town, Spilsby. Real property, £3, 206. Pop., 432. Houses, 87. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to the representatives of the late R. Maidens, Esq. The acreage includes an allotment in the West FenThe living is a vic arage in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £180.* Patron, J. B. Stanhope, Esq. The church is ancient; consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with a tower; and contains an oak rood screen, a piscina, and a finely carved ancient font. There are a Wesleyan chapel, and a free school with £70 a year. Bishop Goodrich, the chancellor of Edward VI., was a native.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | East Kirkby AP/CP Spilsby RegD/PLU Lincolnshire AncC |
| Place names: | EAST KIRKBY | KIRKBY | KIRKBY EAST |
| Place: | East Kirkby |
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