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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wellow like this:
WELLOW, or Welhove, a hamlet in Great Grimsby parish, Lincoln; near Grimsby. An Augustinian canonry was founded here in the time of Henry I.; and was given, at the dissolution, to Sir T. Henneage.
Wellow 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 Wellow itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wellow, in North East Lincolnshire and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25664
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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