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.
STOKE-SOUTH, a township and a parish in Grantham district, Lincoln. The township lies on the river Witham, 2 miles SSW of Great Ponton r. station, and 6 S of Grantham; is sometimes called Stoke-Rochford; and has a post-office, of that name, under Grantham. Real property, £1,414. Pop., 140. Houses, 32. The parish contains also North Stoke and Easton townships, and comprises 5,270 acres. Pop., 394. Houses, 83. The manor, with Stoke-Rochford Hall, belongs to Turnor, Esq. Easton Hall is the seat of Sir M. J. Cholmeley, Bart. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £785.* Patron, the Bishop of Lincoln. The church is Norman and early English, and was restored in 1847. Charities, £40.
(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: | South Stoke AP/CP/Ch Stoke Rochford CP Grantham RegD/PLU Lincolnshire AncC |
| Place names: | STOKE ROCHFORD | STOKE SOUTH |
| Place: | South Stoke |
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