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KIRKBY-LE-THORPE, or Kirkby-Laythorpe, a parish in Sleaford district, Lincoln; adjacent to the Grantham and Boston railway, 2 miles E of Sleaford. Post town, Sleaford. Acres, 1, 570. Real property, £3, 758. Pop., 208. Houses, 48. The manor belongs to the Marquis of Bristol. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Asgarby, in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £540. * Patron, the Marquis of Bristol. The church is ancient, with Norman arches and a low tower; and was repaired in 1855. There is a national school.
(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: | Kirkby la Thorpe AP/CP Sleaford RegD/PLU Lincolnshire AncC |
Place names: | KIRKBY LAYTHORPE | KIRKBY LE THORPE | KIRKBY LE THORPE OR KIRKBY LAYTHORPE |
Place: | Kirkby la Thorpe |
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