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WELL, a parish in Spilsby district, Lincoln; 1½ mile SSW of Alford r. station. Post town, Alford. Acres, 2,110. Real property, £2,454. Pop., 99. Houses, 17. W. Hall is the residence of T. Cartwright, Esq. There are three ancient British barrows; and about 600 Roman coins, in two urns, were found in 1725. The living is a rectory, united with Claxby, in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £400.* Patron, the Right Hon. R. A.N. Hamilton. The church is modern, in the form of a Grecian temple.
(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: | Well Parish Spilsby Poor Law Union/Registration District Lincolnshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Well |
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