Historical and descriptive sketches of the town and soke of Horncastle [1822] / in the county of Lincoln and several places adjacent

by George Weir

1822.

Printed by Weir and Son,
Horncastle.

ADVERTISEMENT.

The first impression of this work being sold off, and copies still enquired for, a second edition has been prepared for publication. In this edition the Author has taken care to insert such additional information respecting the places described in the former impression, as he has been able to procure. A view of the Monastic Remains at Tupholme, together with a short description of the place, is also added; and for the drawing from which this view is engraved, the Author has to acknowledge his obligation to Mr. Espin, of Louth, who kindly furnished several of the former views.

In order to reduce the price of the book as much as possible, the ancient and modern plans of Horncastle, together with the Appendix, consisting chiefly of charters, which were included in the first edition, in this are omitted.

August 15, 1822.

CONTENTS.

Horncastle	Situation	Page [1]
	During the Roman and Saxon Governments	[3]
	The Manor	[6]
	During the Civil Wars in the Reign of Charles theFirst	[10]
	Antiquities	[22]
	The Church	[26]
	The Grammar School	[33]
	The River Bane and Navigable Canal	[35]
	The Present State of the Town, Fairs, Markets, &c.	[37]
Soke ofHorncastle		[41]
	Thimbleby	[41]
	West Ashby	[42]
	Low Tointon	[42]
	High Tointon	[43]
	Mareham on the Hill	[43]
	Roughton	[44]
	Haltham	[44]
	Wood Enderby	[46]
	Moorby	[46]
	Wilksby	[46]
	Mareham le Fen	[46]
	Coningsby	[47]
	Langriville and Thornton le Fen	[50]
	Population	[51]
Baumber		[53]
Edlington		[55]
Tupholme		[57]
Somersby		[59]
Scrivelsby		[61]
Bolingbroke	Situation	[66]
	The Manor	[66]
	The Castle	[69]
	The Church	[71]
	The Town	[72]
Revesby		[74]
	Memoir of the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks, Bart.	[76]
Kirkstead		[81]
Tattershall	Situation	[84]
	The Manor	[84]
	The Castle	[86]
	The Collegiate Church	[89]
	The Town	[95]
Tower on theMoor		[96]
Geology and NaturalHistory		[97]

EMBELLISHMENTS.

Frontispiece, Roman Wall at Horncastle, toface the title.
Roman Urns found at Horncastle	[22]
Ancient British Coin	[25]
North-East View of Horncastle Church	[26]
Monument of Sir Lionel Dymoke	[27]
Seal of the Grammar School at Horncastle	[33]
Seal of the Horncastle Navigation Company	[35]
Stourton Hall, Baumber, Seat of Joseph Livesey,Esquire	[53]
Edlington Grove, Seat of Richard Samuel Short, Esquire	[55]
Remains of Tupholme Abbey	[57]
Ancient Cross at Somersby	[59]
Ancient Monuments in Scrivelsby Church	[63]
Remains of Bolingbroke Castle, from a drawing taken in1813	[71]
Revesby Abbey, Seat of Lady Banks	[75]
Kirkstead Chapel	[82]
South-West View of Tattershall Castle, with a GroundPlan	[87]
Chimney Pieces in Tattershall Castle	[88]
Tattershall Church and Castle, from the South-East	[91]
Tower on the Moor	[96]
Geological Map	[97]