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Aswarby, a neat and pleasant village, on the Folkingham road, 4.1/2 miles South of Sleaford and North of Folkingham has in its parish 107 souls and 1904 acres of fertile land all [except theglebe] belonging to Sir Thos Whichcote, Bart of Aswarby Hall, a large mansion which has been enlarged and beautified, and stands in an extensive and wooded park. It was anciently a seat of the Herveys, afterwards Earls of Bristol, of whom it was purchased by Sir Jeremy Whichcote, solicitor-general to the Elector-Palatine, who was created a baronet by Charles 11 at Brussels in 1660. Sir Thomas is also patron of the church which consists of a lofty nave, a north aisle and a chancel, with a fine tower and a spire at the west end. The font is circular and supported by four pillars, entwined with leaves and tendrils. The chancel is seperated from the nave by a beautiful fret-work screen. The arch of the north door is enriched with an elegant zig-zag border. The rectory, valued in K.B. at £12-4s-6d and now at £285 is in the encumbency of the RevCphr Whichcote M.A. who has about 47 acres of glebe, and a Rectory House built in 1822. The parish sendsone inmate to sleaford Hospital and the poor have a yearly rent-charge of £5, out of a farm here, left by Sir Robert Carre in 1604.
WHICHCOTE Sir Thomas, Bart Hall. WHICHCOTE Rev Cphr M A Rectory. BAKER John farmer. BLAND Wm mason. CASSWELL John farmer. HILL Wm blacksmith. MUTTER Wm land steward.
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Whites's Directory 1872 for Aswarby
BAKER Edward, farmer. BLAND Edward, stone mason & parish clerk. DOBBS John, brickmaker. HATTERSLEY Amram, stud groom. HILL John, blacksmith & postmaster. MARSHLAND John, gamekeeper. MUTTER George watson, steward to Sir T Whichcote. NESBIT Richard, gardener. WHICHCOTE Rev Christopher M.A., J.P. rector WHICHCOTE Sir Thomas, bart. The Hall
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