In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Gayton le Wold like this:
GAYTON-LE-WOLD, a parish in Louth district, Lincoln; on the river Bain, 6 miles W by S of Louth, and 7 W by S of Louth r. station. Post town, Broughon-Bain, under Louth. Acres, 1, 139. Real property, £2, 784. Pop., 118. Houses, 20. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Biscathorpe, in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £346. Patron, the Lord Chaiicellor. The church is tolerable; and there is a Free Methodist chapel.
Gayton le Wold through time
Gayton le Wold 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 Gayton le Wold itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Gayton le Wold, in East Lindsey and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12306
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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