In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Somerby By Gainsborough like this:
SOMERBY, a hamlet in Corringham parish, Lincoln; 2 miles E of Gainsborough. Pop., 63. S. Hall is the seat of Sir T. Beckett, Bart.
Somerby by Gainsborough through time
Somerby By Gainsborough 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 By Gainsborough itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Somerby by Gainsborough, in West Lindsey and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21079
Date accessed: 25th April 2025
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