In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Kelstern like this:
KELSTERN, a township and a parish in Louth district, Lincoln. The township lies 5 ½ miles NW of Louth r. station. Pop., 134. Houses, 29. The parish contains also the hamlet of Lambcroft; and its post town is Louth. Acres, 2, 700. Real property, £3, 818. Pop., 196. Houses, 39. The property belongs to the Right Hon. John E. Denison. There is a barrow. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £150. Patron, the Right Hon. J. E. Denison. The church comprises nave and chancel, with a tower; and contains a beautiful monument to Lady South, who died in 1604.
Kelstern through time
Kelstern is now part of East Lindsey district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Lindsey has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Kelstern itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kelstern, in East Lindsey and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12690
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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