In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Broadholme like this:
BROADHOLME, a township in Thorney parish, Notts; on the verge of the county, adjacent to the Lincoln railway, 7 miles W of Lincoln. Acres, 550. Real property, £1,067. Pop., 115. Houses, 22. A small nunnery was founded here, in the reign of Stephen, by Agnes de Camville; and given, in the time of Elizabeth, to John Coniers and William Haber.
Broadholme through time
Broadholme 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 Broadholme itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Broadholme, in West Lindsey and Nottinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7280
Date accessed: 17th October 2024
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