West Riding of Lindsey

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The West Riding of Lindsey was a division of the Lindsey part of Lincolnshire in England. It consisted of the north-western part of the county, and included the Isle of Axholme and the , Corringham, , Lawress and wapentakes.

The meeting place of the riding was Spital-in-the-Street.[1] At the time of the Domesday Book, the riding also contained Lincoln, although in 1409 the city became a county corporate. Other important towns included Gainsborough.

References[]

  1. ^ Alan Vince, Pre-Viking Lindsey, p.96

Coordinates: 53°24′N 0°42′W / 53.4°N 0.7°W / 53.4; -0.7


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