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MABLETHORPE-ST. MARY, a village and a parish in Louth district, Lincoln. The village stands on the coast, 7 miles NE of Alford r. station; is frequented for sea-bathing; and has a post office, of the name of Mablethorpe, under Alford, a good inn, and a number of lodging or boarding houses. The parish comprises 1,891 acres of land, and 330 of water. Real property, with Mablethorpe St. Peter, £7,309. Pop. in 1851,266; in 1861,336. Houses, 77. The property is much subdivided. The manor belongs to T. Alcock, Esq. The coast suffers encroachment by the sea, and has a number of mud islets, composed of decayed trees, and visible only at the lowest ebbs. The beach consists of firm smooth sands, sloping gradually to the water. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Stain, in the diocese of Lincoln. The church consists of nave, aisles and chancel, with a low tower; is in good condition; and contains brasses of 1403,1522, and 1536, and a broken iron helmet, said to have belonged to one of two Earls, who slew each other in a duel on Earl's Bridge.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Mablethorpe St Mary AP Louth RegD/PLU Lincolnshire AncC |
| Place: | Mablethorpe |
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