A vision of Britain through time
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
RAITHBY, a village and a parish in Spilsby district, Lincoln. The village stands 2 miles N W of Spilsby, and 6 N W of Firsby r. station; and has a post-office under Spilsby. The parish comprises 680 acres. Real property, £2,021. Pop., 217. Houses, 38. The property is much divided. R. Hall is the seat of the Rev. E. Rawnsley. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lin-coln. Value, £301. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is old. There are a Wesleyan chapel and an endowed school with £14 a year.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Raithby AP/CP Spilsby RegD/PLU Lincolnshire AncC |
| Place: | Raithby |
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