In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Springthorpe like this:
SPRINGTHORPE, a parish in Gainsborough district, Lincoln; 4 miles E of Gainsborough r. station. Post town, Gainsborough. Acres, 1,072. Real property, £1,796. Pop., 260. Houses, 59. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £150. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. There are chapels for Wesleyan and Primitive Methodists.
Springthorpe through time
Springthorpe is now part of West Lindsey district. Click here for graphs and data of how West Lindsey has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Springthorpe itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Springthorpe, in West Lindsey and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13657
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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