Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for GARTREE

GARTREE, a wapentake in the parts of Lindsey, in Lincoln; nearly in the centre of the county, bounded on the E by the river Witham, and divided into two parts, N and S. The N div. contains Asterby parish and twelve other parishes. Acres, 22, 741. Pop. in 1851, 3, 909. Houses, 769. The S div. contains Bucknall parish and sixteen other parishes. Acres, 32, 425. Pop. in 1851, 4, 556. Houses, 898. Pop. of the whole in 1861, 8, 479. Houses, 1, 744.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a wapentake"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 3rd order divisions")
Administrative units: Lincolnshire AncC
Place: Gartree

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