LEADENHAM, a village, a parish, and a sub-district, in Sleaford district, Lincoln. The village stands on the Lincoln and Grantham railway, 2¾ miles W of Erminestreet, and 8¾ NW of Sleaford; is a pleasant place, and a seat of petty sessions; and has a station on the railway, a post office under Grantham, and a fair in May.—The parish contains also the hamlet of Lowfield, and a recently annexed place called Maiden House. Acres, with Beyards-Leap extra-parochial tract, 2, 260. Real property, £6, 645. Pop., 688. Houses, 141. The property is divided among a few. The manor, with Leadenham House and much of the land, belongs to Colonel John Reeve. A spring called St. Ann's Well, and a barrow, are near the village. A cliff, commanding a very extensive view, is near Leadenham House. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £800.* Patron, the Rev. O. Smith. The church is decorated English; was restored in 1861; and has a pinnacled tower and a crocketted spire. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a school with £20 a year from endowment, and charities £84.—The sub-district contains seven parishes and an extra-parochial tract. Acres, 19, 202. Pop., 3, 940. Houses, 793.

(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))