In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hagnaby like this:
HAGNABY, a parish in Spilsby district, Lincoln; 4 miles SW of Spilsby r. station, and 5¾ NW of Little Steeping. Post town, Spilsby. Acres, 640. Real property, £1, 500. Pop., 93. Houses, 16. Hagnaby priory occupies the site of a moated Premonstratensian house, which was founded, in 1175, by Herbert de Orreby, and given, at the dissolution, to the Freemans; and it is a handsome mansion, the seat of T. Coltman, Esq. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £82. Patron, T. Coltman, Esq. The church is small.
Hagnaby through time
Hagnaby is now part of East Lindsey district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Lindsey has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hagnaby itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hagnaby, in East Lindsey and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12487
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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