In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wilsford like this:
WILSFORD, a parish in Sleaford district, Lincoln; 1¾ mile ESE of Ancaster r. station, and 4½ SW by W of Sleaford. It includes part of Ancaster village, which has a post-office under Grantham. Acres, 2,860. Real property, £3,918; of which £150 are in quarries. Pop. in 1851, 484; in 1861, 641. ...
Houses, 140. The property is subdivided. A Benedictine priory, a cell to Bec abbey in Normandy, was founded here in the time of King Stephen; and went first to Bourn abbey, next to the Brandons. The quarries here produce the fine freestone known as Ancaster stone. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £600. Patron, the Rev. J. P. V. Yonge. The church was recently restored, and has a tower and spire. There are a Primitive Methodist chapel and a good school.
Wilsford through time
Wilsford is now part of North Kesteven district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Kesteven has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wilsford itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wilsford, in North Kesteven and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14084
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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