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.
BELTON, a parish in the district of Thorne and county of Lincoln; in the Isle of Axholme, 1½ mile N of Epworth, and 3 miles SE of Godnow-Bridge r. station. It includes the hamlets of Beltoft, Carrhouse, Mosswood, Sandtoft, Westgate, and Woodhouse; and has a post office under Bawtry. Acres, 8,530. Real property, £12,403. op., 1,871. Houses, 357. The property is much subdivided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, not reported.* Patron, J. Brunyee, Esq. The church is handsome. There are three dissenting chapels, and charities £40. A fair is held on 25 Sept.
(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: | Belton AP/CP Lincolnshire AncC |
| Place: | Belton |
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