In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described South Thoresby like this:
THORESBY (South), a parish in Louth district, Lincoln; 1¾ mile SW of Claythorpe r. station, and 3¾ WNW of Alford. Post town, Alford. Acres, 932. Real property, £1,903. Pop., 162. Houses, 30. The manor belongs to W. Wood, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £250.* Patron, the Duchy of Lancaster. The church was rebuilt in 1738.
South Thoresby through time
South Thoresby 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 South Thoresby itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of South Thoresby, in East Lindsey and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13953
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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