Linby, or Lyndby (St. Michael)
LINBY, or Lyndby (St. Michael), a parish, in the union of Basford, N. division of the wapentake of Broxtow and of the county of Nottingham, 7¾ miles (N. N. W.) from Nottingham; containing 271 inhabitants. The parish comprises 1480 acres, of which 153 are common or waste. Limestone of good quality is quarried for building and for burning into lime. There are two ancient crosses, one at each extremity of the village. The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the king's books at £4. 9. 9½., and in the gift of Andrew Montagu, Esq.: the tithes have been commuted for £280, and the glebe comprises 30 acres. The church is a structure of small dimensions, with a tower, and a very neat interior.
Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858.