In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Willoughby like this:
WILLOUGHBY, a village and a parish in Spilsby district, Lincoln. The village stands near the East Lincoln railway, 3 miles SSE of Alford; is supposed to occupy the site of a Roman station; gives, with Eresby, the title of Baron to Lord Willoughby D'Eresby; was the birthplace of Capt. John Smith, of American notoriety; and has a post-office under Spilsby, and a r. ...
station. The parish includes seven hamlets, and comprises 4,280 acres. Real property, £7,733. Pop., 785. Houses, 150. The manor belongs to Lord Willoughby D'Eresby; and the Manor House is the residence of W. Hurdman, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £1,200.* Patron, Lord Willoughby D'Eresby. The church was interiorly restored in 1856. There are a Wesleyan chapel, an endowed school with £25 a year, and charities £16.
Willoughby through time
Willoughby 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 Willoughby itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Willoughby, in East Lindsey and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14079
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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