A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
SALTFLEET, a village and a sub-district in Louth district, Lincoln. The village stands on the coast, 9½ miles E N E of Louth; is in Skidbrook parish; bears the alternative name of Saltfleet-Haven; was once a considerable market-town; appears to have, at some time, been almost totally destroyed by invasion of the sea; is still a sub-port to Boston, and a sea-bathing resort; and has a Wesleyan chapel, a U. Free Methodist chapel, and a stock fair on 3 Oct. Pop., about 300.—The sub-district contains Sidbrook parish, the three Saltfleet by parishes, and 13 other parishes. Acres, 39, 876. Pop., 5, 503. Houses, 1, 192.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a sub-district" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Louth RegD/PLU Lincolnshire AncC |
| Place names: | SALTFLEET | SALTFLEET HAVEN |
| Place: | Saltfleet |
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