In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Mareham le Fen like this:
MAREHAM-LE-FEN, a village and a parish in Horncastle district, Lincoln. The village stands 5 miles N E by N of Tattershall r. station, and 5½ S of Horncastle; and has a post office under Boston. The parish comprises 1,560 acres. Real property, £3,796. Pop., 937. Houses, 195. The property is subdivided. ...
The manor belongs to J. B. Stanhope, Esq. A navigation exists to New Bolingbroke and Boston. The living is a rector y in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £355.* Patron, the Bishop of Manchester. The church consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with a tower; and was recently in disrepair. There are chapels for Baptists and Wesleyans, and a national school.
Mareham le Fen through time
Mareham le Fen 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 Mareham le Fen itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Mareham le Fen, in East Lindsey and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12989
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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