Sapperton (St. Nicholas)

SAPPERTON (St. Nicholas), a parish, in the union of Grantham, wapentake of Winnibriggs and Threo, parts of Kesteven, county of Lincoln, 7 miles (E. by S.) from Grantham; containing 62 inhabitants. It comprises about 700 acres, and is the property of Sir W. E. Welby, Bart.: the village is situated on a bold eminence. The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the king's books at £5. 9. 9½.; net income, £190; patron, Sir W. E. Welby: the tithes were commuted for land and a money payment in 1780. The church was formerly much larger than it is at present, the north aisle having been taken down.