In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Asterby like this:
ASTERBY, a parish in Horncastle district, Lincoln; on the Wolds, near the river Bain, 6 miles N by E of Horncastle r. station. Post Town, Scamblesby under Horncastle. Acres, 620. Real property, £1,838. Pop., 304. Houses, 68. The property is not much divided. Asterby Hall is the seat of T. Southwell, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £210.* Patron, W. H. Trafford, Esq. The church is ancient. There are a Baptist chapel, and charities £13.
Asterby through time
Asterby 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 Asterby itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Asterby, in East Lindsey and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11418
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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