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ASTERBY, a parish in Horncastle district, Lincoln; on the Wolds, near the river Bain, 6 miles N by E of Horncastle r. station. Post Town, Scamblesby under Horncastle. Acres, 620. Real property, £1,838. Pop., 304. Houses, 68. The property is not much divided. Asterby Hall is the seat of T. Southwell, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £210.* Patron, W. H. Trafford, Esq. The church is ancient. There are a Baptist chapel, and charities £13.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Asterby CP/AP Horncastle RegD/PLU Lincolnshire AncC |
Place: | Asterby |
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