In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Croxton like this:
CROXTON, a parish in Glanford-Brigg district, Lincoln; on the Wolds, under Yarborough camp, adjacent to the Lincoln and Hull railway, near Brocklesby r. station, and 7 miles NE by E of Glanford-Brigg. Post town, Ulceby. Acres, 1, 630. Real property, £, 2, 750. Pop., 122. Houses, 18. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £392.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is good.
Croxton through time
Croxton is now part of North Lincolnshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Lincolnshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Croxton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Croxton in North Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12012
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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