In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Fenton like this:
FENTON, a parish in the district of Newark, and county of Lincoln; near the river Witham, 2 miles ENE of Claypole r. station, and 5 SE by E of Newark. Post town, Claypole, under Newark. Acres, 1, 220. Real property, £2, 058. Pop., 103. Houses, 26. Fenton Hall, once the seat of the Lucases, is now a farm-house. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the rectory of Beckingham, in the diocese of Lincoln. The church has a pinnacled tower, and is good.
Fenton through time
Fenton 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 Fenton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Fenton, in South Kesteven and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12215
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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