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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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