In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Sotby like this:
SOTBY, a parish in Horncastle district, Lincoln; 6½ miles NNW of Horncastle r. station. Post town, Wragby. Acres, 1,500. Real property, £1,447. Pop., 164. Houses, 29. The property belongs to R. Vyner, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £300.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church was repaired in 1859.
Sotby through time
Sotby 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 Sotby itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Sotby, in East Lindsey and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13645
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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