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RASEN (West), a village and a parish in Caistor district, Lincoln. The village stands on the river Rasen, 3 miles W of Market-Rasen r. station, and has a post-office under Market-Rasen. The parish comprises 2, 750 acres. Real property, £4, 606. Pop., 245. Houses, 47. The manor belongs to Lord Herries. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £543.* Patron, the Rev. W. W. Cooper. The church, a few years ago, was partly rebuilt; and has a tower. There is a national school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | West Rasen CP/AP Caistor RegD/PLU Lincolnshire AncC |
Place names: | RASEN | RASEN WEST | WEST RASEN |
Place: | West Rasen |
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