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Torksey, par., township, and vil. with ry. sta., in co. and 9¾ miles NW. of Lincoln, at the junction of the Foss Dyke and the river Trent - par., 3170 ac., pop. 336; township, pop. 160; P.O.; has the ruins of a castle on the site of a Roman granary, and had a priory founded by King John.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish, township, and village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Torksey Parish Lincolnshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Torksey |
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