Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for RAND

RAND, a township and a parish in the district and county of Lincoln. The township lies on an affluent of the river Witham, 1½ mile W N W of Wragby, and 2½ S E by E of Snelland r. station. Real property, £1, 333. Pop., 92. Houses, 17. The parish contains also the chapelry of Fulnetby, and comprises 2, 330 acres. Post-town, Wragby. Real property, £2, 987. Pop., 165. Houses, 30. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to Mrs. Barker. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £402.* Patron, Mrs. Barker. The church has a tower, and contains several ancient monuments.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a township and a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Rand AP/CP       Lincoln RegD/PLU       Lincolnshire AncC
Place: Rand

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