In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described South Rauceby like this:
RAUCEBY (South), a parish, with a village, in Sleaford district, Lincoln; 3 miles W of Sleaford r. station. Post-town, Sleaford. Acres, 2, 430. Real property, £3, 743. Pop. in 1851, 367; in 1 861, 474. Houses, 94. The increase of pop. arose from improved cottage accommodation. The manor belongs to the Marquis of Bristol. R. Hall is the seat of A. Wilson, Esq. The parish has no church, and is ecclesiastically united with North Rauceby.
South Rauceby through time
South Rauceby is now part of North Kesteven district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Kesteven has changed over two centuries. For statistics about South Rauceby itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of South Rauceby, in North Kesteven and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13485
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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