In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Claypole like this:
CLAYPOLE, a parish and a sub-district in the district of Newark and county of Lincoln. The parish lies on the river Witham and the Great Northern railway, contiguous to Notts, 4½ miles SE of Newark; and has a station on the railway, and a post office under Newark-Acres, 3, 370. Real property, £5, 823. ...
Pop., 774. Houses, 144. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £737.* Patron, J. P. Plumptre, Esq. The church is a fine structure, of various character, with tower and spire. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists. The Newark workhouse is here. -The sub-district contains eleven parishes and an extra-parochial tract. Acres, 25, 586. Pop., 4, 487. Houses, 935.
Claypole through time
Claypole is now part of South Kesteven district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Kesteven has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Claypole itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Claypole, in South Kesteven and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11933
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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