In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described South Reston like this:
RESTON (South), a parish, with a village, in Louth district, Lincoln; 2 miles N N E of Authorpe r. station, and 6 S E of Louth. Post-town, Louth. Acres, 710. Real property, £1, 312. Pop., 235. Houses, 51. The property is divided among a few. S. R. Hall is the seat of W. Hay, Esq. There is a brick and tile manufactory. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £180. Patron, the Duchy of Lancaster. The church was rebuilt in 1865; and is in the early English style. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Free Methodists, a parochial school, and charities £7.
South Reston through time
South Reston is now part of East Lindsey district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Lindsey has changed over two centuries. For statistics about South Reston itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of South Reston, in East Lindsey and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13500
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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