Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for WELTON-IN-THE-MARSH

WELTON-IN-THE-MARSH, a parish, with a village and a hamlet, in Spilsby district, Lincoln; on the East Lincoln railway, 1¾ mile N of Burgh r. station, and 6 ENE of Spilsby. Post town, Spilsby. Acres, 2,600. Real property, £3,416. Pop., 468. Houses, 91. The manor belongs to Lord Willoughby d'Eresby. Hanby House and Boothby Hall are chief residences. The living is a p. curacy, united with Gunby rectory, in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £140. Patrons,L. Massingberd, Esq., and others. The church is a modern brick building. There are chapels for Independents and Wesleyans, and a poors' allotment of nearly 5 acres.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

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Feature Description: "a parish, with a village and a hamlet"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Welton le Marsh AP/CP       Spilsby RegD/PLU       Lincolnshire AncC
Place: Welton le Marsh

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