Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for SCUNTHORPE

SCUNTHORPE, a township, with a village, in Frodingham parish, Lincoln; 7½ miles N W by W of Glanford-Brigg. It has a post-office under Brigg, extensive iron-works, and a Wesleyan chapel. Acres, 998. Pop., 278. Houses, 50. The manor belongs to Winn, Esq.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a township, with a village"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Frodingham Parish       Scunthorpe Parish       Lincolnshire Ancient County
Place: Scunthorpe

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