In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Old Somerby like this:
SOMERBY, a parish, with a village, in Grantham district, Lincoln; 3½ miles ESE of Grantham r. station. It has a post-office under Grantham. Acres, 2,990. Real property, £3,889. Pop., 234. Houses, 51. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £645.* Patron, Lord Willoughby D'Eresby. The church is old.
Old Somerby through time
Old Somerby is now part of South Kesteven district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Kesteven has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Old Somerby itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Old Somerby, in South Kesteven and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13586
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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