In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Lund like this:
LUND, a village and a parish in Beverley district, E. R. Yorkshire. The village stands on the wolds, 4 miles W by N of Lockington r. station, and 7 NW by N of Beverley; and has a post office under Beverley. The parish comprises 2,950 acres. Real property, £4,641. Pop., 505. Houses, 102. The property is much subdivided. The living is a vicarage, recently united with Kilnwick, in the diocese of York. Value, £289.* Patron,Grimston, Esq. The church is good, has an embattled tower, and contains a number of monuments. There are two Wesleyan chapels, and a parochial school.
Lund through time
Lund is now part of East Riding of Yorkshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Riding of Yorkshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Lund itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Lund, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13336
Date accessed: 02nd November 2024
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