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Willoughby.-- par. and vil. with ry. sta., Lincolnshire - par., 4280 ac., pop. 617; vil., 2 miles SE. of Alford; P.O.; gives the title of Baron to Lord Willoughby D'Eresby, and was the birthplace of Captain John Smith (1579-1631), founder of Virginia.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish and village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Willoughby and Sloothby Parish Lincolnshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Willoughby |
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