In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Grasby like this:
GRASBY, a village and a parish in Caistor district, Lincoln. The village stands on the Wolds, 2 miles ENE of North Kelsey r. station, and 3 NW of Caistor; and has a post office under Brigg. The parish comprises 1, 720 acres. Real property, £2, 164. Pop., 433. Houses, 107. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £200.* Patron, S. Turner, Esq. The church is a plain edifice, recently repaired. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists, and a national school. .
Grasby through time
Grasby is now part of West Lindsey district. Click here for graphs and data of how West Lindsey has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Grasby itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Grasby, in West Lindsey and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12344
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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