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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Careby like this:
CAREBY, a parish in Bourn district, Lincoln; on a branch of the river Glen, 1½ mile SW of little Bytham r. station, and 5½ WSW of Bourn. Post Town, Castle-Bytham, under Stamford. Acres, 1,454. Real property, £1,878. Pop., 107. Houses, 23. The property is divided among a few. The manor belonged formerly to the Hatchers; and belongs now to G. B. Reynardson, Esq. The living is a rectory, united with the p. curacy of Holywell and Aunby, in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £400.* Patron, G. B. Reynardson, Esq. The church is very good.
Careby is now part of SOUTH KESTEVEN District. Click here for graphs and data of how SOUTH KESTEVEN has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Careby itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Careby, in South Kesteven and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11897
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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