In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Boothby Graffoe like this:
BOOTHBY, or Boothby-Graffo, a parish in the district and county of Lincoln; on the Wolds, 5½ miles SE of Swinderby r. station, and 9 S of Lincoln. Post Town, Navenby, under Grantham. Acres, 2,850. Real property, £3,064. Pop., 218. Houses, 38. The property is divided among a few. Here are remains of Somerton Castle, built in 1305 by Bishop Bec, and used as the prison of John of France after the battle of Poictiers. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £638.* Patron, J. Fullerton, Esq. The church was rebuilt in 1842. There is a national school.
Boothby Graffoe through time
Boothby Graffoe is now part of North Kesteven district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Kesteven has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Boothby Graffoe itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Boothby Graffoe, in North Kesteven and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11742
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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