A vision of Britain through time
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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.
ROWSTON, or Roulston, a parish, with a village, in Sleaford district, Lincoln; near the Sleaford and Lincoln railway, 6¾ miles N by E of Sleaford. Post-town, Sleaford. Acres, 1, 520. Real property, £2, 960. Pop., 224. Houses, 43. The property is divided among a few. The manor is held by J. Hood, Esq. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £194. Patrons, the Thorold Family. The church is good, and has a tower and spire. There is a parochial school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Rowston AP/CP Sleaford RegD/PLU Lincolnshire AncC |
| Place names: | ROULSTON | ROWSTON | ROWSTON OR ROULSTON |
| Place: | Rowston |
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