In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Luddington like this:
LUDDINGTON, a village, a township, and a parish, in the district of Goole and county of Lincoln. The village stands on the Old Don river at the boundary with Yorkshire, 1½ mile W of the river Trent, and 5 NE of Crowle r. station; and has a post office under Howden. The township comprises 2,300 acres. ...
Real property, £.3,738. Pop. in 1851,588; in 1861,684. Houses, 142. The parish contains also the township of Garthorpe, and comprises 3,680 acres. Real property, £7,229. Pop. in 1851,1,090; in 1861,1,264. Houses, 273. The property is subdivided. The manor belongs to Earl Manvers. Flax is grown and dressed. The living is a rectory and a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £500.* Patron, J. M. Carter, Esq. The church was rebuilt in 1855, at a cost of £2,760; is in the early English style; and consists of nave, aisle, and chancel, with tower and spire. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists, a parochial school, and some small charities.
Luddington through time
Luddington is now part of North Lincolnshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Lincolnshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Luddington itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Luddington in North Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12952
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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