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WAINFLEET-ST. MARY, a parish, with a village, in Spilsby district, Lincoln; 1½ mile WSW of Wainfleet-All Saints, and 3 SE by S of Firsby r. station. Post town, Wainfleet, under Boston. Acres, 14,019; of which 7,145 are water. Real property, £10,312. Pop., 730. Houses, 144. The property is divided chiefly among three. The manor belongs to Bethlehem Hospital. W. Hall is the seat of H. J. Seels, Esq. The living is a curacy in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £201.* Patron, Bethlehem Hospital. The church is good; and there are a free school, and charities £24.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Wainfleet St Mary Parish Spilsby Poor Law Union/Registration District Lincolnshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Wainfleet St Mary |
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