In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Benniworth like this:
BENNIWORTH, a parish in Horncastle district, Lincoln; on the Wolds, 5½ miles ENE of Wragby, and 8½ E of Wickenby r. station. Post Town, Donington, under Louth. Acres, 2,994. Real property, £4,224. Pop., 431. Houses, 83. The property is divided among a few. A British urn was found. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £506.* Patron, G. F. Heneage, Esq. The church has a Norman porch, and is good. There is a Wesleyan chapel.
Benniworth through time
Benniworth 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 Benniworth itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Benniworth, in East Lindsey and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11566
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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