In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Baston like this:
BASTON, a parish in Bourn district, Lincoln; 3½ miles NNW of Market-Deeping, and 3 E by S of Brace borough r. station. It has a post office under Market Deeping. Acres, 3,520. Real property, £5,897. Pop., 787. Houses, 183. The property is much subdivided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £231. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is tolerable; and there are charities £14.
Baston through time
Baston 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 Baston itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Baston, in South Kesteven and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11521
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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