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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.
ASLACKBY, a parish and a subdistrict in the district of Bourn, Lincoln. The parish lies 2 miles S of Folkingham, and 7 N by W of Bourn r. station; includes the hamlets of Graby and Millthorpe; and has a fen allotment. Post Town, Folkingham. Acres, 3,934. Real property, £5,944. Pop., 534. Houses, 100. A commandery of the Knights Templars was founded here, in the time of Richard I., by John le Mareschal; belonged afterwards to the Knights Hospitallers; and passed, at the dissolution, to Edward, Lord Clinton. A farmhouse, called the Temple, now stands on the site of its church; and includes remains of a square embattled tower. A castle also was founded here before 1062; and can still be traced in fosse and mounds. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £453.* Patron, R. F. Barstow, Esq. The church is a handsome edifice, with an embattled tower.-The subdistrict comprises ten parishes. Acres, 23,635. Pop., 4,730. Houses, 982.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish and a subdistrict" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Aslackby CP/AP Aslackby SubD Bourne RegD/PLU Lincolnshire AncC |
| Place: | Aslackby |
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