In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Dorrington like this:
DORRINGTON, a parish in Sleaford district, Lincoln; 5 miles N of Sleaford town and r. station. It has a post office under Sleaford. Acres, 680. Real property, £2, 758. Pop., 467. Houses, 102. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £120. Patron, Lord Aveland. The church is ancient, and has early Norman windows. Charities, £46.
Dorrington through time
Dorrington is now part of North Kesteven district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Kesteven has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Dorrington itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Dorrington, in North Kesteven and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12049
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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