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[]
- ^ Alan Vince, Pre-Viking Lindsey, p.96
Coordinates: 53°24′N 0°42′W / 53.4°N 0.7°W
Categories:
- Former subdivisions of Lincolnshire
- Parts of Lindsey
- Lincolnshire geography stubs