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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.
ORMSBY (North), or Nun-Ormsby, a village and a parish in Louth district, Lincoln. The village stands2½ miles S W of Ludborough r. station, and 5 N W by N of Louth; and is small but pleasant. The parish comprises 1, 707 acres. Post-town, Louth. Real property, £2,008. Pop., 155. Houses, 28. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to E. Saunders, Esq. A Gilbertine nunnery was founded here in the time of Stephen, by the Earl of Albemarle and Robertde Ormsby; and was given, at the dissolution, to Sir R. Heneage. Roman coins have been found. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £250. Patron, Major Wing. The church was rebuilt in 1848; and is a neat structure, with a bell-turret. There is a Wesleyan chapel.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | North Ormesby CP/AP Louth RegD/PLU Lincolnshire AncC |
| Place names: | NORTH ORMSBY | NUN ORMSBY | ORMSBY | ORMSBY NORTH | ORMSBY NORTH OR NUN ORMSBY |
| Place: | North Ormesby |
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