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THORNTON, a parish in Horncastle district, Lincoln: 1½ mile SW of Horncastle r. station. Post town, Horncastle. Acres, 1,755. Real property, £2,224. Pop., 281. Houses, 52. Brampton manor belongs Sir H. Dymoke, Bart. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £160.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield.
(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: | Thornton Parish Horncastle Poor Law Union/Registration District Lincolnshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Thornton |
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