In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Risby like this:

RISBY, a hamlet in Roxby parish, Lincoln; 4 miles E S E of Burton-upon-Stather.

Risby through time

Risby is now part of NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Risby itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Risby, in North Lincolnshire and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20424

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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