A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
WITHAM (South), a parish, with a village, in Grantham district, Lincoln; on the river Witham, 5½ miles SW of Corby r. station, and 10¾ S of Grantham. Post town, Colsterworth, under Grantham. Acres, 3,230. Real property, £2,762. Pop., 531. Houses, 119. The manor belongs to the Earl of Dysart. A preceptory of Knights-Templars was founded here in 1164. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £225.* Patron, the Earl of Dysart. The church was originally cruciform, but consists now of only nave and transept, and was recently in bad condition. There are chapels for Independents and Wesleyans, and charities £5.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | South Witham AP/CP Grantham RegD/PLU Lincolnshire AncC |
| Place names: | SOUTH WITHAM | WITHAM | WITHAM SOUTH |
| Place: | South Witham |
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