In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Calcewaith like this:
CALCEWORTH, a hundred or wapentake in the parts of Lindsey, Lincoln; cut into the divisions of marsh and wold. The marsh division contains Aby parish and twenty-three other parishes. Acres, 37,812. The wold division contains Alford parish, and fifteen other parishes. Acres, 26,248. Pop. of both, 13,972. Houses, 2,921.
Calcewaith through time
Calcewaith is now part of East Lindsey district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Lindsey has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Calcewaith itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Calcewaith, in East Lindsey and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21675
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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