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WINCEBY, a parish in Horncastle district, Lincoln; 4½ miles ESE of Horncastle r. station. Post town, Horncastle. Acres, 842. Real property, £1,067. Pop., 67. Houses, 11. The manor belongs to W. Fitzwilliam, Esq. A battle was fought here in the civil wars of Charles I. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £280.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is ancient.
(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: | Winceby AP/CP Horncastle RegD/PLU Lincolnshire AncC |
Place: | Winceby |
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