Difference between revisions of "Winnibriggs and Threo"
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| − | '''Winnibriggs and Threo''' is a wapentake in the Parts of [[Kesteven]], the south-east division of [[Lincolnshire]]. | + | '''Winnibriggs and Threo''' is a wapentake in the Parts of [[Kesteven]], the south-east division of [[Lincolnshire]]. It had a population of 31,769 in 2011. |
==Extent== | ==Extent== | ||
| − | The wapentakes of Winnibriggs and Threo (or Threw) were formed in the early Middle Ages. Both are mentioned in Domesday Book.<ref>Open Domesday [http://domesdaymap.co.uk/hundred/winnibriggs/] and [http://domesdaymap.co.uk/hundred/threo/] Retrieved 16 March 2012.</ref> It is unclear when they were merged. In the 1830s the combined wapentake included part of the town of [[Grantham]] (the "Soke of Grantham" was usually designated separately in that period)<ref>It was noted in the "Abstract of Answers and Returns" of the Population Act of 1831 that the Soke of Grantham "is surrounded by the Wapentake of Winnibriggs and Threo in a very irregular manner." ''Selection of Reports and Papers of the House of Commons ..., Volume 57'', p. 338. [https://books.google.hu/books?id=SiVDAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Selection+of+Reports+and+Papers+of+the+House+of+Commons+...,+Volume+57&hl=en&sa=X&ei=1kiKU_2CJuqI7Aab8IC4BA&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Retrieved 31 May 2014.]</ref> and of the parishes of [[Allington, Lincolnshire|Allington]] (East and West) | + | The wapentakes of Winnibriggs and Threo (or Threw) were formed in the early Middle Ages. Both are mentioned in Domesday Book.<ref>Open Domesday [http://domesdaymap.co.uk/hundred/winnibriggs/] and [http://domesdaymap.co.uk/hundred/threo/] Retrieved 16 March 2012.</ref> It is unclear when they were merged. In the 1830s the combined wapentake included part of the town of [[Grantham]] (the "[[Grantham Soke|Soke of Grantham]]" was usually designated separately in that period)<ref>It was noted in the "Abstract of Answers and Returns" of the Population Act of 1831 that the Soke of Grantham "is surrounded by the Wapentake of Winnibriggs and Threo in a very irregular manner." ''Selection of Reports and Papers of the House of Commons ..., Volume 57'', p. 338. [https://books.google.hu/books?id=SiVDAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Selection+of+Reports+and+Papers+of+the+House+of+Commons+...,+Volume+57&hl=en&sa=X&ei=1kiKU_2CJuqI7Aab8IC4BA&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Retrieved 31 May 2014.]</ref> and of the parishes of: |
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| + | *[[Allington, Lincolnshire|Allington]] (East and West) | ||
| + | *[[Barrowby]] | ||
| + | *[[Boothby Pagnell]] | ||
| + | *[[Grantham]] (Harrowby and Spittlegate)<sup>*</sup> | ||
| + | *[[Heydour]] (except Kelby and Culverthorpe)<sup>†</sup> | ||
| + | *[[Honington, Lincolnshire|Honington]] | ||
| + | *[[Little Ponton]] | ||
| + | *[[Ropsley]] with Little Humby | ||
| + | *[[Sedgebrook]] | ||
| + | *[[Somerby]] with [[Great Humby]] | ||
| + | *Stoke ([[Stoke Rochford|North Stoke]])<sup>*</sup> | ||
| + | *[[Stroxton]] | ||
| + | *[[Syston, Lincolnshire|Syston]] | ||
| + | *[[Welby, Lincolnshire|Welby]] | ||
| + | *[[Wilsford, Lincolnshire|Wilsford]] | ||
| + | *[[Woolsthorpe-by-Belvoir|Woolsthorpe]] | ||
| + | *[[Wyville]] with Hungerton | ||
| + | {{div col end}} | ||
| + | <sup>*</sup>: Remainder in the Soke of Grantham.<br /> | ||
| + | <sup>†</sup>: Remainder in Aswardhurn wapentake. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 08:09, 13 June 2019
Winnibriggs and Threo is a wapentake in the Parts of Kesteven, the south-east division of Lincolnshire. It had a population of 31,769 in 2011.
Extent
The wapentakes of Winnibriggs and Threo (or Threw) were formed in the early Middle Ages. Both are mentioned in Domesday Book.[1] It is unclear when they were merged. In the 1830s the combined wapentake included part of the town of Grantham (the "Soke of Grantham" was usually designated separately in that period)[2] and of the parishes of:
- Allington (East and West)
- Barrowby
- Boothby Pagnell
- Grantham (Harrowby and Spittlegate)*
- Heydour (except Kelby and Culverthorpe)†
- Honington
- Little Ponton
- Ropsley with Little Humby
- Sedgebrook
- Somerby with Great Humby
- Stoke (North Stoke)*
- Stroxton
- Syston
- Welby
- Wilsford
- Woolsthorpe
- Wyville with Hungerton
*: Remainder in the Soke of Grantham.
†: Remainder in Aswardhurn wapentake.
References
- ↑ Open Domesday [1] and [2] Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- ↑ It was noted in the "Abstract of Answers and Returns" of the Population Act of 1831 that the Soke of Grantham "is surrounded by the Wapentake of Winnibriggs and Threo in a very irregular manner." Selection of Reports and Papers of the House of Commons ..., Volume 57, p. 338. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
| Wapentakes of Lincolnshire |
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Holland: Elloe • Kirton • Skirbeck • Kesteven: Aswardhurn • Aveland • Beltisloe • Boothby Graffoe • Flaxwell • Grantham Soke • Langoe • Loveden • Ness • Winnibriggs and Threo • Lindsey: West Riding: Aslacoe • Corringham • Manley • Lawress • Well • North Riding: Bradley Haverstoe • Ludborough • Walshcroft • Yarborough • South Riding: Bolingbroke • Calceworth • Candleshoe • Gartree • Hill • Horncastle • Louth Eske • Wraggoe |
