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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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KETTLETHORPE, a township and a parish in Gainsborough district, Lincoln. The township lies on the Fosse dyke, adjacent to the river Trent at the boundary with Notts, 3 miles W by N of Saxelby r. station, and 9 S by E of Gainsborough. Real property, £2, 744. Pop., 209. Houses, 47. The parish contains also the township of Fenton, and the hamlet of Laughterton; and its post town is Newton-upon-Trent, near Newark. Acres, 3, 280. Real property, £5, 738. Pop., 486. Houses, 107. The manor and nearly all the land belong to W.Amcotts, Esq. A wharf of the navigable Trent is adjacent: and malting, brick making, and tile making are carried on. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £569.* Patron, W.Amcotts, Esq. The church is a neat stone structure, with a tower. There are a Wesleyan chapel, and charities £22.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Kettlethorpe CP/AP Gainsborough RegD/PLU Lincolnshire AncC |
| Place: | Kettlethorpe |
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