In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Somerby like this:
SOMERBY, a parish in Caistor district, Lincoln; 2 miles S of Barnetby r. station, and 4 E of Glanford-Brigg. Post town, Brigg. Acres, 1,940. Real property, £1,413. Pop., 120. Houses, 20. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £184.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor.
Somerby through time
Somerby is now part of West Lindsey district. Click here for graphs and data of how West Lindsey has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Somerby itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Somerby, in West Lindsey and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13585
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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