In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Winceby like this:
WINCEBY, a parish in Horncastle district, Lincoln; 4½ miles ESE of Horncastle r. station. Post town, Horncastle. Acres, 842. Real property, £1,067. Pop., 67. Houses, 11. The manor belongs to W. Fitzwilliam, Esq. A battle was fought here in the civil wars of Charles I. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £280.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is ancient.
Winceby through time
Winceby 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 Winceby itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Winceby, in East Lindsey and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14082
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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