Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for ASHBY-WITH-FENBY

ASHBY-WITH-FENBY, a parish in Caistor district, Lincoln; on the Wolds. 3 miles SW of Holton-le-Clay r. station, and 6½ S by W of Great Grimsby. Post Town, Holton-le-Clay under Grimsby. Acres, 1,675. Real property, £2,640. Pop., 274. Houses, 60. The property is subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £310.* Patron, the Lord Chan cellor. The church is ancient. There are a Wesleyan chapel, and alms-houses with £30 a year.


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

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Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Ashby Cum Fenby Parish       Caistor Poor Law Union/Registration District       Lincolnshire Ancient County
Place: Ashby Cum Fenby

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