In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Louth Esk like this:
LOUTH ESKE, a wapentake in the parts of Lindsey in Lincoln; cut into two divisions, marsh and wold. The m. div. contains the parish of Alvingham. and fifteen other parishes. Acres, 36,889. Pop. in 1851,5,183. Houses, 1,082. The w. div. contains the parish of Authorpe, and twenty-one other parishes. Acres, 37,249. Pop. in 1851,3,504. Houses, 645. Pop. of both in 1861,8,791. Houses, 1,827.
Louth Esk through time
Louth Esk 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 Louth Esk itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Louth Esk, in East Lindsey and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21682
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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