In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Helpringham like this:
HELPRINGHAM, a village and a parish in Sleaford district, Lincoln. The village stands on the Car-Dyke navigation, 2½ miles S of Heckington r. station, and 6 SE of Sleaford; and has a post office under Sleaford, and a police station. The parish includes also the hamlet of Thorpe-Latimer, and comprises 2, 600 acres. ...
Real property, £6, 853. Pop. in 1851, 829; in 1861, 912. Houses, 203. The property is much subdivided. The manor belongs to Lord Willoughby de Broke. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £200.* Patron, the Rev. F. Latham. The church is decorated English, in good condition; consists of nave, aisles, chancel, and S porch, with lofty tower and spire; and contains a carved screen, three sedilia, and a piscina. There are chapels for Independents, Baptists, and Primitive Methodists, and charities £42.
Helpringham through time
Helpringham is now part of North Kesteven district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Kesteven has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Helpringham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Helpringham, in North Kesteven and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12550
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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