Hagworthingham, Lincolnshire

Description
Hagworthingham, a village and a parish in Lincolnshire. The village stands near the river Steeping, 4 1/4 miles. NW of Spilsby station on the G.N.R., and 5 1/2 E from Horn-castle, and has a post and money order office under Spilsby,. telegraph office, Tetford. The parish comprises 2403 acres y population, 477. The manor belongs to Earl Manvers. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln; gross value,. £375 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Lincoln. The church is an ancient building in the Transitional and Early English styles, was partly rebuilt, partly restored, in 1859,. and consists of nave, chancel, and S aisle, with porch and tower. There are Wesleyan and Primitive Methodist chapels, an endowed school, and some small charities.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1894-5