Newsham, Lincolnshire
Historical Description
Newsham, formerly an extra-parochial tract in Caistor union, Lincolnshire, 8½ miles N of Caistor, is now included in the parish of Brocklesby. A Gilbertine priory was founded here in the time of Henry II. by Peter de Gousel, and was given at the dissolution to the Brandons.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Ancient County | Lincolnshire | |
Poor Law union | Caistor | |
Wapentake | Yarborough |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Directories & Gazetteers
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Newspapers and Periodicals
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