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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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WILLOUGHBY, a village and a parish in Spilsby district, Lincoln. The village stands near the East Lincoln railway, 3 miles SSE of Alford; is supposed to occupy the site of a Roman station; gives, with Eresby, the title of Baron to Lord Willoughby D'Eresby; was the birthplace of Capt. John Smith, of American notoriety; and has a post-office under Spilsby, and a r. station. The parish includes seven hamlets, and comprises 4,280 acres. Real property, £7,733. Pop., 785. Houses, 150. The manor belongs to Lord Willoughby D'Eresby; and the Manor House is the residence of W. Hurdman, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £1,200.* Patron, Lord Willoughby D'Eresby. The church was interiorly restored in 1856. There are a Wesleyan chapel, an endowed school with £25 a year, and charities £16.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Willoughby and Sloothby AP/CP Spilsby RegD/PLU Lincolnshire AncC |
| Place: | Willoughby |
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