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SOMERSBY, a parish in Horncastle district, Lincoln; 6½ miles ENE of Horncastle r. station. Post town, Horncastle. Acres, 600. Real property, £945. Pop., 72. Houses, 11. The manor belongs to the Rev. L. B. Burton. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £220.* Patron, the Rev. L. B. Burton. The church was repaired in 1833. The poet Tennyson is a native.
(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: | Somersby Parish Horncastle Poor Law Union/Registration District Lincolnshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Somersby |
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