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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Manley like this:
MANLEY, a wapentake in the parts of Lindsey, Lincolnshire; cut into three divisions, E, N, and W. The E div. contains Bottesford parish, eight other parishes, and part of another. Acres, 42,247. Pop. in 1851, 8,607. Houses, 1,771. The N div. contains Appleby parish and nine other parishes. Acres, 36,946. Pop. in 1851,5,503. Houses, 1,167. The W div. contains Althorpe parish, seven other parishes, and part of another. Acres, 50,226. Pop. in 1851,14,218. Houses, 3,069. Pop. of the whole in 1861,29,534. Houses, 6,476.
Manley 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 Manley itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Manley, in North Lincolnshire and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26026
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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