Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for DALBY

DALBY, a parish in Spilsby district, Lincoln; 3 miles NNE of Spilsby r. station, and 4½ WSW of Willoughby. It includes the hamlet of Dexthorpe; and its post town is Spilsby. Acres, 1, 020. Real property, £2, 346. Pop, 115. Houses, 25. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £79. Patron, Lord Monson. The church is ancient, and was reported in 1859 to need repair. Charities, £7


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Dalby Parish       Spilsby Poor Law Union/Registration District       Lincolnshire Ancient County
Place: Dalby

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