In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Kirkby la Thorpe like this:
KIRKBY-LE-THORPE, or Kirkby-Laythorpe, a parish in Sleaford district, Lincoln; adjacent to the Grantham and Boston railway, 2 miles E of Sleaford. Post town, Sleaford. Acres, 1, 570. Real property, £3, 758. Pop., 208. Houses, 48. The manor belongs to the Marquis of Bristol. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Asgarby, in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £540. * Patron, the Marquis of Bristol. The church is ancient, with Norman arches and a low tower; and was repaired in 1855. There is a national school.
Kirkby la Thorpe through time
Kirkby la Thorpe is now part of North Kesteven district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Kesteven has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Kirkby la Thorpe itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kirkby la Thorpe, in North Kesteven and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12756
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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