In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Welby like this:
WELBY, a parish, with a village, in Grantham district, Lincoln; 4½ miles E by N of Grantham r. station. Post town, Grantham. Acres, 2,740. Real property, £2,947. Pop., 499. Houses, 96. The manor belongs to Sir W. E. Welby Gregory, Bart. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £600.* Patron, the Bishop of L. The church is old but good There are a national school, 4 alms houses, and some other charities.
Welby through time
Welby 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 Welby itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Welby, in South Kesteven and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14053
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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