In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hackthorn like this:
HACKTHORN, a parish in the district and county of Lincoln; near Ermine street, 5 miles NW of Longworth r. station, and 7 N by E of Lincoln. It has a post office under Lincoln. Acres, 2, 890. Real property, £3, 263. Pop., 234. Houses, 45. The property is divided between two. The manor, with Hackthorn Hall, belongs to W.Amcott, Esq. The living is a vicarage, unitedwith the rectory of Cold Hanworth, in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £260.* Patron, W.Amcott, Esq. The church is good.
Hackthorn through time
Hackthorn is now part of West Lindsey district. Click here for graphs and data of how West Lindsey has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hackthorn itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hackthorn, in West Lindsey and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12484
Date accessed: 03rd October 2024
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