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.
BRACEBOROUGH, a parish in Stamford district, Lincoln; on the river Glen, and on the Bourne and Essendine railway, 3 miles NE of Essendine, and 3¼ SW of Bourne. It includes Shillingthorpe hamlet; and has a station, of the name of Braceborough Spa, on the railway; and its Post Town is Thurlby, under Bourne. Acres, 2,230. Real property, £2,628. Pop., 220. Houses, 35. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £160.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is good. There is a private lunatic asylum.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Braceborough CP/AP Stamford RegD/PLU Lincolnshire AncC |
| Place: | Braceborough |
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