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BROADHOLME, a township in Thorney parish, Notts; on the verge of the county, adjacent to the Lincoln railway, 7 miles W of Lincoln. Acres, 550. Real property, £1,067. Pop., 115. Houses, 22. A small nunnery was founded here, in the reign of Stephen, by Agnes de Camville; and given, in the time of Elizabeth, to John Coniers and William Haber.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Thorney Parish Nottinghamshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Broadholme |
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