In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Heighington like this:
HEIGHINGTON, a village and a township in Washingborough parish, Lincolnshire. The village stands near the Boston and Lincoln railway, 4 miles SE of Lincoln; and has a post office under Lincoln. The township comprises 1, 350 acres. Real property, £4, 974. Pop., 624. Houses, 148. The manor belongs to Joseph Moore, Esq. There are a chapel of ease, a Wesleyan chapel, and a free grammar school; and the school is held in the chapel of ease, and is endowed with about £135 a year.
Heighington through time
Heighington 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 Heighington itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Heighington, in North Kesteven and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12549
Date accessed: 30th April 2024
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