In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Roughton like this:
ROUGHTON, a parish in Horncastle district, Lincoln; on the river Bain, 4 miles E of Woodhall-Spa r.station, and 4 S by W of Horncastle. Post-town, Horncastle. Acres, 1,020. Real property, £1, 500. Pop., 131. Houses, 31. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory, united with Haltham-upon-Bain, in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £600.* Patron, the Hon. and Rev. John Dymoke, Bart. The church is good.
Roughton through time
Roughton 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 Roughton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Roughton, in East Lindsey and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13508
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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