A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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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.
ALTHORPE, a township and a parish in the district of Thorne and county of Lincoln. The township lies on the river Trent, and on the Doncaster, Barnetby, and Grimsby railway, 4½ miles SE of Crowle; enjoys advan tages of the Trent navigation; includes the hamlet of Dorrythorpe; and has a post office under Bawtry, and a r. station. Real property, £3,098. Pop., 391. Houses, 88. The parish includes also the townships of Keadby and Amcotts. Acres, 5,460. Rated property, £10,346. Pop., 1,316. Houses, 243. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £400.* Patron, the Crown. The church is of the time of Edward IV. There are two Methodist chapels and a national school.
(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: | Althorpe CP/AP Lincolnshire AncC |
| Place: | Althorpe |
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