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Tumby, Lincolnshire

Historical Description

Tumby, a township in Kirkby-upon-Bain parish, Lincolnshire, 7 miles S by W of Horncastle. There are some extensive woods of oak and larch covering an area of over 1000 acres. Acreage, 3988; population, 314. There is no church.

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 CountyLincolnshire 
Civil parishKirkby upon Bain 
Poor Law unionHorncastle 
WapentakeGartree 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Directories & Gazetteers

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Maps

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Newspapers and Periodicals

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DistrictEast Lindsey
CountyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Postal districtPE22
Post TownBoston

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