In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Lenton like this:
LAVINGTON, or LENTON, a village, a township, and a parish, in Grantham district, Lincoln. The village stands on an affluent of the river Glen, 4 miles SW of Falkingham, and 5 NE by N of Corby r. station; and is a scattered place. The township includes also the hamlet of Hanby. Real property, £2, 520. ...
Pop., 175. Houses, 30. The parish contains also the townships of Keisby and Osgodby; and its post town is Ingoldsby, under Grantham. Acres, 4, 193. Real property, £5, 404. Pop., 330. Houses, 58. The property is divided among a few. The manors of Lavington and Osgodby belong to Lord Aveland; and that of Keisby belongs to the Earl of Dysart. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £514.* Patron, Lord Aveland. The church is ancient but good, and has a tower and spire. There is an endowed school, with £10 a year.
Lenton through time
Lenton is now part of South Kesteven district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Kesteven has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Lenton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Lenton, in South Kesteven and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12796
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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