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Uie moJera maneion. The gouih-eiwt tower i» nearly entire, it ia aar- 

 mounteJ with three pinnacles and a conical roof. The tower at the 

 north-east angle haa a groined roof resting ii|>on a central pillar. In 

 the walla of the towk-r are 12 painted windows. BoiUnfoi-d, popula- 

 tion of the township 144, about 6 miles \V. from Glanfoi-d Brigg, has 

 a handsome and commodious cruciform churoh, which has undergone 

 extensive repairs and alterations. There are National schools for boys 

 and girls. Bitrgh-in-ike-Marsh, population 1215, occupying a pleasant 

 •itaation commanding a view of the sea, 8 miiea K. from Spilaby, hod 

 formerly a market. The marah-land around ia extensively used for 

 grazing c:ittle and sheep. The pariah church ia a handsome eJitice in 

 the early English style, with clerestory and a tower; in the iuteiior is 

 a fine gothic screen. The Wesleyan Methodiats and BaptLtta have 

 places of worahip ; and there are Palmer's Endowed Free school for 

 boys, which had UO scholars in 1853, and Holden's Charity school for 

 boys and girla. Two annual fairs are held. Brick-miiking, brewing. 

 Bad malting are carried on. Some earth-works have been traced, and 

 ooins and other antiquities have been found here. Cat/lhorpe, popu- 

 lation 8S9, about 10 miles N. from Qrantbam. The church, which ia 

 chiefly in the decorated style, haa some peculiar features ; the nave i* 

 divided longitudinally by arches rising from between two windows at 

 the west end; the tower ia quadrangular; on it are four pinnacles 

 attached by flying buttresses to the apire, which reaches the height of 

 162 feet There ia a chapel for Wealeyan Methodists. Schools for 

 boys and girls are supported partly by subscription. Caythorpe Hall, 

 a modem mansion, ia in the Oreoian style. CoUterworlh, population 

 1174, on the right bank of the Witham, 8 miles S. from Uraatham, 

 baa a church which i-i chiefly of early English style. There are a 

 chapel for Wesleyan Methodists, and National an<l Infant schools. 

 Sir Isaac Newton was bom at Woolstborpe, a hamlet of Colsterworth. 

 Uia father was lord of the manor of Woolathorpe. The house in 

 which Sir laaae wa^ bom is now a farm-bouae. DaUott, population 

 650, on the Leioest«nbire border, 4 miles S.W. from Qrantham. The 

 church is a handsome gothic structure. Denton Hall, fluely situated 

 in a well-wooded park, was almost entirely rebuilt in 1817. Roman 

 teneiatad pavements have been found here. A reservoir for Qrantham 

 Canal covets 28 acres. There are stone quarries in the vicinity. 

 Edenkam, population 670, about 3 miles W. by N. from Bourne, hai 

 a handsome church, partly early English and partly perpendicular. 

 The interior contains some fine monumenta of the WiUoiighby de 

 Eresby family. There is a school for girla. Orimsthorpe Castle, the seat 

 of Lord Willoughby de Eresby, an elegant mansion, stands in a spacious 

 park, which ia about 16 miles in uircumference. Fleet, population 

 1162, about 2 miles S.E. from Holbeaeh, has an ancient ^thic church, 

 the tower of which staoils apart at the west end, and is surmounted 

 with a spire 114 feet high. A chapel for Qencral Baptisti, built in 

 1690, and one for Unitnrlanx, are in the village. Some flour-mills an 

 in tiM'Vioinity. I'rialon, popidation 1240, in the fen country on the 

 ssa sh ore, about 3 miles E. from Boston, has a commodious church, 

 partly of Norman date. A chapel for Wesleyan Methodists and a 

 Free school are in the village. Here was a priory of Benedictine 

 monks. Frieston Mere is resorted to for bathing. FiUbtck, popu- 

 lation 748, about 1 1 milee N. by E. from Gkantbam, haa a handsome 

 church of decorated character, with a spacious chancel ; a new win- 

 dow has been recently placed in the east end. The font ia Norman, 

 and there is an ancient carved wooden acreen. There are in Fulbeck 

 a chapel for Primitive Methodists and a National school. Oedney, 

 3 miles E. by S. from Holbeaeh : population 2519. The cliuroh ia a 

 large perpendicular structure. There are chapels for Wesleyan and 

 Primitive Methodists, Oeneral Baptists, and Quakers, and a Free 

 school. The population is dependent on agriculture. Grent Qonethy, 

 population 1433, about 2 miles N. by W. from Qrantham, has a con- 

 siderable number of well-built houses. The church, a handsome 

 edifice, has a ■quars embattled tower with n crocketed spire. There 

 are chapels for Wasleyaa and Primitive Methodists and Independents. 

 The National school, in the Tudor style, was erected in 1841. 

 Oo»berlon, population 2091, on the Kisegate Ean, 6 miles N. from 

 Spalding, has a lai^ge and handsome church with a central tower, 

 ■attaounting which ia a richly crocketed spire. The Wesleyan 

 Msthodists and Baptists have plaoea of worship. The population is 

 sgricultural. Brewing is carried on. GarKill, 6 miles E. by S. from 

 Barton-on-Humber, population 1138, has a church with a lofty tower, 

 ch&p«U for Wesleynn and Primitive Methodists, Calviuinta, and Bap- 

 tists, and some |>arochial charities. At Uozhill Kerry, about 2 miles 

 from the village, there is communication by furry-boat with Hull, on 

 the opposite side of the Humber. The Manchester, Shetficld, and 

 Lincolnshire railway has a station at UozhilL Haiion Holegate, 

 1 mile S.E. from Spilsby, population 539, has a church partly of early 

 Norman character ; tbs windows are perpendicular. The church has 

 been recently repaired at a co«t of about 20002. The Wesleyan 

 Methodists li.-kve a chapel, and there is a National school. Harlarton^ 

 population 494, near the Leioest- rsbire bonier, 3 miles 8.W. from 

 Oranthom. The parish church, which is an ancient structure, hfm a 

 ■loare embattled tower with a stone spire. In the interior is a fint^ly- 

 oarved screen. Near the village is Harlaxton Hall, a fine mansion of 

 tiM Ellaabethan style, recently built. The former hall, situated near 

 tks ohurch, is aa ancient edilic. Itomao coins and othi-r nutiqiiitiea 

 found Dssr the village. Ingeldthy, population 4U7, about 



8 miles S.E. from Grantham. In the neighbourhood ia an anciciit 

 encampment of circular form. The parish ohurch, a structure partly 

 Norman and partly perpendicular, with a square tower and spire, 

 occupies an elevated site in the ceutre of the villaie. North KeUcy, 

 population 916, about 6 miles S.E. from Glanford Brige, has an ancient 

 church with a low square tower, chapels for Wesleyan and Primitive 

 Methodists, and a National school. The Manchester, Sheffield, and 

 Lincolnshire railway has a station here. South Kelscy, 8 miles S.S.E. 

 from Glanford Brig-g, population 623, is situated near the Caistor 

 Canal and the right bank of the river Ancholme, which afford facilities 

 for conveying corn, coal, and general merchandise. There are a neat 

 modem church, Wesleyan and Primitive Methodist chapels, and a 

 National school. Kirtor.-in- Holland, 4 miles S. by W. from Boston, 

 population 2299, haa a fine cruciform church of decorated character, 

 with a square embattle<l tower rising from the intersection. The 

 church waa partly rebuilt in 1809. A Free school was founded here 

 in 1624. A market formerly held in Kirton has been disused, 

 Leadenhan, or Long Ledenham, 10 miles E.N.E. from Sleaford : 

 population, 735. The church, a handsome decorated building, with a 

 tower surmounted with a crocketed spire, underwent extensive repairs 

 about the year 1830 ; it has some good etained-glasa windows. The 

 Wesleyan Methodists have a chapel. Fairs are held in May and in 

 July. From the adjacent cliff very excellent prospects are obtained. 

 Memngham, 7 miles W. by S. from Glanford Brigg : population of the 

 township, 1117. Much of the laud here has been reclaimed from the 

 overflowings of the river Trent. The tower of the church was rebuilt 

 about the year 1820 at a coat of nearly 2000/. The Wesleyan and 

 Primitive Methodists have places of worship. A pleasure fair is held 

 annually on Trinity Monday. Malting is carried on to a small extent. 

 Some oom-mills are in the vicinity, iletheringham, 9 miles S. E. from 

 Lincoln, population 1522, haa a commodious church, a Wesleyan 

 Methodist chapel, and a National school. By Metheringhom drain 

 there is ooumunication with the river Witham. An ancient cross in 

 the village has been rebuilt, and a market ia held beside it on Saturday 

 evenings. Rope-making afforda some employment, and there are coi-n- 

 mills. MoullKm, 4 miles W. from Holbeaeh, population 2058, ia 

 situated about 5 miles inland from Fossedyke Wash, with which there 

 is a navigable communication from the western aide of the parish. 

 The church, a handsome structure of the 13th century, haa a square 

 embattled tower surmounted with an elegant apire. There are chapels 

 for Wesleyan and Primitive Methodists, and a Free Grammar school, 

 founded in 1560. Lai-ge numbers of bees are kept in the neighbour- 

 hood. A^eis Holland, 4 miles EL from Barton, on the right bank of 

 the Humber, opposite Hull. The Manchester Sheffield and Lincoln- 

 shire railway haa its northern terminus here, communicating with 

 Hull by a steam-ferry. The Humber is here about 3 miles broad. 

 Nocton, 7 miles 8.E. from Lincoln, population 510, is Mtuated on a 

 small stream, by which, and by artificial drains, communication ia 

 maintained with the river Witham. The church Ls a small Grecian 

 buildmg. A Charity school is supported by the Earl of Ripon. 

 Nooton Park, the earl's seat, is a well-wooded inclosure, contaiuin<; 

 the mansion, elected in the Elizabethan style, to replace the former 

 building, wiiich was burnt down in 1834. A priory for Black canons 

 of the Augustiniau order formerly occupied the site of the mansion. 

 Oieiton, on the left bank of the Trent, 8 miles N. from (^iainsborough, 

 population of the township 1693, has a gothic church, Wesleyan and 

 Primitive Methodist ohapels, and a Diocesan school. iSeed-crushing 

 afibrds some employment, and there are corn-mills near the village. 

 The navigation of the Trent affords facilities for commerce. Partney, 

 7 miles S.S.W. from Alforv), population 489, formerly had a market, 

 which was removed to Spilsby. The church is a fine early English 

 structure, apparently of the date of Edward I. The Wcslcyau 

 Methodists and Baptists have places of worship, and there is a Free 

 school. Fairs for cattle are held in August and September, and for 

 cheese in October. Brick-making, malting, and brewing are carried 

 on. Pinchbeck, 2 miles N. from Spalding, population 3062, near the 

 navi'j^able river Welland, on the line of the Great Northern railway. 

 Besidea the church, a commodious building which has received exten- 

 sive repairs, there are Wesleyan Methodist, Independent, and Biptiat 

 chapels, and weli-atteuded National schools. Great Ponton, or Paitnton, 

 about a mile from the ancient Ermine-street, 4 miles S. from Gran- 

 tham, population 680, has a church of perpendicular character, built 

 about 1519, which consists of nave, chancel, and square tower with 

 pinnacles ; aho a chapel for Wesleyan Methodists, and a Free school. 

 Roman coins, arms, and other antiquities have been found. Redhourne, 

 6 ujilcs .S. by W. from Glanford Brigg, population 354, has a hand- 

 some church with a lofty tower. There is a National school supported 

 by the Duke of St. Albans, at whose cost a sohoolhouse in the gothic 

 style has been erected. Re<lboume Hall, the reaidonoe of the Duke 

 of St. Albans, stands in a well-wooded park adjoining tlie public road. 

 Ha-rdby, 6^ miles N.W. from Lincoln, near the Nottinghamshire 

 border, population 1137, has a neat church with a handsome tower, 

 and a chapel for Wenleyan Methodists. There is a station here of 

 the Lincoln and Gainsborough branch of the Great Northern railway. 

 Wharfs for the com and ooal trade are on the Fosse' Dyke navigation. 

 Brick-making, brewing, and malting are carried on. Scatter, on the 

 sm:dl river Eau, near its confluence with the Trent, about 10 miles 

 N.N.E. from Gaiasborough : population, 1168. The parish church is 



