In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Barkston like this:
BARKSTONE, a parish in the district of Newark and county of Lincoln; near the Great Northern railway, 4 miles NNE of Grantham. It has a post office under Grant ham, and a r. station. Acres, 2,083. Real property, £3,539. Pop., 540. Houses, 114. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £600.* Patron, the Bishop of Lincoln. The church is handsome. An endowed school has £17, and other charities £69.
Barkston through time
Barkston is now part of South Kesteven district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Kesteven has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Barkston itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Barkston, in South Kesteven and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11501
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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