In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described North Kelsey like this:
KELSEY (NORTH), a village and a parish in Caistor district, Lincoln. The village stands near a branch of the Ancholme river, 1½ mile W of the Lincoln, MarketRasen, and Hull railway, and 4½ W by N of Caistor; and has a station on the railway, and a post office under Brigg. The parish comprises 5, 370 acres. ...
Real property, £6, 499. Pop., 870. Houses, 197. The property is much subdivided. The manor belongs to Mrs. Sutton of Scawby Hall. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £220. * Patron, the Prebendary of North Kelsey. The church, excepting the tower, which is ancient, was recently rebuilt; and comprises nave, aisle, and chancel. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists, a national school, and some small charities.
North Kelsey through time
North Kelsey 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 North Kelsey itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of North Kelsey, in West Lindsey and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12687
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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