In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Great Sturton like this:
STURTON-MAGNA, a parish in Horncastle district, Lincoln; 5½ miles NNW of Horncastle r. station. Post town, Horncastle. Acres, 1,450. Real property, £1,783. Pop., 179. Houses, 28. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £116.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is ancient but good.
Great Sturton through time
Great Sturton 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 Great Sturton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Great Sturton, in East Lindsey and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
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Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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