(Lincoln.] Horncastle
(LINCOLN.] HORNCASTLE. 142 POST OFFIC£ and 10 in Wraggoe wapentake, extending over 113,558 acres, letby, Gautby, Goulceby, Greetham~ Hagworthinghaltl, and having a population in 1851 of 25,089. The 11oke of Ha.ltham, Hameringham, Hatton, Hemin~by, Horncastle, Horncastle in the parts of Lindsey consists of the following Horsington, Kirkby-on-Bain, Kirkstead, Langton-by 13 parishes~ West Ashby, Coningsbv, Haltham-upon Horncastle, Langton-l'ly-Wragby, Lusby, Mareham-le Bain, Horncastle, Mareham.. le-Fen, Mareham-on-the-Hill, Fen, Mareham-on-the-Hillz... Martin, Miningsby, Minting, Moorby, Roughton, Thimbleby, High Toynton, Low Toyn Moorby, Panton, Ranby, .uevesby, Ronghton, Salmonby, ton, Wilksby, Wood Enderby1 and the two extra-parochial Scnmblesby, Serafield Scrivelsby, Somersby, Sotby, Stainton places, Langriekville and Thorten-le-Fen; in all, 25,780 Market, Stixwould, Sturton Great, Tatterehall, Tattershall acres. It is 16 miles in length, and varies from 3 to 4 Thorpe, Tetford, Tbimbleby, 'rhornton, Tointon High, Ues iB t.readtb, Tointon Low, Ttimby, Tupholme1 Waddingworth, Wilksby, The tuwn has been much improved of late years, some Winceby, Wispington, Wood Enderby, and Woodhall. batll.cisome shop fronts have been put in, and other corre The board of guardians meet at the board-room every :sponding additions made; it is paved, lighted with gas, and alternate Tuesday. The union house is a red brick build Dbundantly supplied with water. The market, on Saturday, ing, situated in Foundry-street, and will accommodate 26() is well supplied with poultry, provisions, &c.; and there are inmates. The Horncastle Agriculturlll Society hold their flve annual fairs: the first, on the fifth Thursday in Lent, for meetings annually at the Bull and Red Lion hotels alter cattle, sbetop, &c.; the second, on the 21st and 22nd of June, nately.
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