Beelsby. Bradley. Brigsley. Cabourn
1S8 :Part§ of Liudsey, BEELSBY. BEELSBY, a small village, in a pleasant valley on the east side of the 'Voids, 7!- miles s.·w. by S .. of Grimsby, 6 miles E. of Caistor, and 5 miles from Waltham station has in its parish 187 souls, and 2189 acres of land. John Sowerby and Thomas Coates, Esqrs., are lords of the manor, and owners of the soil. The Church (St. Andrew) is a small building without a tower. The rectory, valued in K.B. at £8. 17s. 6d., and now at £500, is in the patronage of the Chapter of Southwell, and incumbency of the Rev. Henry Greenwood, M.A. The PRINCIPAL INHABITANTS are Thomas Coates, farmer and landowner, Hall; Mr. Matthew Cun ningham; Matthew Cunningham, jun., corn mmer; Rev. Henry Greenwood, M.A., rector; Thomas Parkinson, blacksmith and shopkeeper; John Sowerby, farmer and landowner; J oseph 'Vest, carpenter and wheelwright; and William Wilson, parish clerk. Letters via Grimsby. Laceby and Waltham are the nearest Money Order Offices. BRADLEY. BRADLEY, 2} miles S.S.W. of Grimsby, is a small village and parish, containing only 96 souls and 1523 acreR. It gives name to this \Vapentake, and was added in 1832 to the parliamentary borough of Great Grimsby. The manor belongs to the Rev. R. Sutton and Mrs. Sutton, of Scawby Hall, near Brigg, who are also chief landowners; but part of the soil belongs to E. Heneage, Esq., and the Earl of Yarborough. The Church (St. George) is a small structure of stone, consisting of nave, chancel and square tower containing one bell.
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