In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Searby like this:
SEARBY-WITH-OWMBY, a parish in Caistor district, Lincoln; on the Wolds, 1½ mile E S E of Howsham r. station, and 4 N W by N of Caistor. Post-town, Brigg. Acres, 1,860. Real property, £3, 474. Pop., 263. Houses 51. The manor belongs to T. J. Dixon, Esq. The living is a double vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £194.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Bristol. The church was built in 1833. There are a Wesleyan chapel and a national school.
Searby through time
Searby 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 Searby itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Searby, in West Lindsey and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13560
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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