In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Melton Ross like this:
MELTON-ROSS, a parish in Glanford-Brigg district, Lincoln; adjacent to Barnetby-r. station. 5 miles NE by E of Brigg. Post town, Barnetby, under Ulceby. Acres, 1,755. Real property, £3,117. Pop., 168. Houses, 8 2. The manor belonged formerly to the Ross family,.and belongs now to the Earl of Yarborough. There are extensive lime-works. The living is a vicarage, united with the chapelry of New Barnetby, in the diocese of lencoln. Valne, £200.* Patron, Earl Manvers. The church is modern.
Melton Ross through time
Melton Ross 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 Melton Ross itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Melton Ross in North Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12999
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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