Old Sleaford is a former settlement and ancient parish, now in the civil parish of Sleaford, in the North Kesteven district, in the county of Lincolnshire, England. It was south-east of the market town of New Sleaford (generally called Sleaford).[1][2][3] In 1951 the parish had a population of 820.[4] On 1 April 1974 the parish was abolished to form Sleaford.[5]
References
Citations
- ^ Elsdon 1997
- ^ Old Sleaford Heritage Group 2020
- ^ "Monument Record MLI91636 – Settlement of Old Sleaford". Lincolnshire Heritage Explorer. Lincolnshire County Council. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Population statistics Old Sleaford AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Sleaford and East Kesteven Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
Bibliography
- Elsdon, S. M. (1997), Old Sleaford Revealed: A Lincolnshire Settlement in Iron Age, Roman, Saxon and Medieval Times: Excavations 1882–1995, Oxbrow Books, ISBN 1900188325
- Old Sleaford Heritage Group (2020), Old Sleaford, New Perspectives: A History of the Manor House of Old Sleaford, Lincolnshire, Sleaford: Old Sleaford Heritage Group, ISBN 978-1-5272-6392-5