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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Brigsley like this:
BRIGSLEY, a parish in Caistor district, Lincoln; 3 miles WSW of Holton-le-Clay r. station, and 5 S by W of Great Grimsby. Post Town, Waltham, under Grimsby. Acres, 860. Real property, £1,647. Pop., 152. Houses, 35. The property is subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £60. Patron, Southwell Collegiate Church. The church is good.
Brigsley is now part of NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Brigsley itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Brigsley, in North East Lincolnshire and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11764
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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