A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
KIRKSTEAD, a parish in Horncastle district, Lincoln; on the river Witham, and on the Lincoln and Boston railway, at the junction of the branch to Horncastle, 7 miles SW of Horncastle. It has a station with telegraph on the railway, and apost office, under Horncastle. Acres, 1, 540. Real property, £1, 794. Pop., 158. Houses, 26. The manor belongs to the Rev. James Holden. A Cistertian abbey was founded here in 1139, by Hugh Fitz Eudo; was given, at the dissolution, to the Duke of Suffolk; and is now represented by only small ruins, and by its very beautiful early English chapel. Moor Tower, an octagonal building, originally an out post to Tattershall Castle, is near. The living is a donative in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £40. Patron, the Rev. J. Holden. Charities, £6. Hugh de Kirkstead, a Benedictine-Cistertian-Bernardine monk, who wrote a history of the Cistertians, was a native; and Dr. John Taylor, author of the " Hebrew Concordance, '' was incumbent.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
| Linked entities: | |
|---|---|
| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Kirkstead CP/AP Horncastle RegD/PLU Lincolnshire AncC |
| Place: | Kirkstead |
Go to the linked place page for a location map, and for access to other historical writing about the place. Pages for linked administrative units may contain historical statistics and information on boundaries.