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[Transcription © SA Whittle-Bruce 2002] Lincolnshire - Aswarby William White's History,Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire 1842 ASWARBY, a neat and pleasant village, on the Falkingham road, 4 1/2 miles S. of Sleaford, has in its parish 119 souls, and 1940 A. of fertile land, all(except the glebe,) belonging to Sir Thos. Whichcote, Bart., of ASWARBY HALL, a mansion, which has recently been enlarged and beautified, and stands in an extensive and well-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 II., at Brussels, in 1600. Sir Thomas is also patron of the Church, (St. Denis,) which consists of a lofty nave, a north aisle, and a chancel, with a fine tower and spire at the west end. The font is circular, and supported by four pillars, entwined with leaves and tendrils. The chancel is separated 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 enjoyed by the Rev. Fras. Whichcote, A.M., who has about 45 acres of glebe, and a good Rectory House, built in 1822. The parish sends one inmate to Sleaford Hospital, and the poor have a yearly rent-charge of £5, out of a farm here, left by Sir Robert Carr, in 1604.
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