Lincolnshire - Scopwick
William White's History,Gazetteer
and Directory of Lincolnshire 1842
Scopwick,
a well-built village, on a gentle declivity, near the source
of a rivulet, 8 1/2 miles N. of Sleaford, has in its parish 409
souls and 3351 acres of land, extending three miles east and
west of the village, and having a fertile soil, resting on limestone,
except in the vale west of Car-Dyke, where the soil is peaty,
on a substratum of clay. Charles Chaplin, Esq., is lord of the
manor, and owner of the greater part of the land; and the remainder
belongs to Matthew Sewell, Esq., and the Pears, Catton, George,
and other families. The Church(Holy Cross) is an ancient fabric,
which was partly rebuilt about 40 years ago. It is a discharged
vicarage, valued in K.B. at £8, and now at £130,
in the patronage of the Bishop of Lincoln, and incumbency of
the Rev. George Oliver, D.D. The tithes are commuted for a yearly
modus, varying with the price of corn. Here is a small Wesleyan
Chapel. After heavy rains, numerous springs boil up in
various parts of the parish, and give rise to several small rivulets.
Bottomley John, beer house
Brooks Mary, vict. Royal Oak
Fullalove Thomas, joiner
Gardner Miss E. boarding school
Gardner Mr William, road surveyor
George Thomas, saddler
Harrison George, butcher &
maltster
Johnson Thomas, relieving officer
Oliver Rev George, D.D. Vicarage
Scott William, blacksmith
Sewell Matthew, gent. & Miss
Ann
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Boot & Shoe Mkrs..
Baggaley Joseph
Charlton Abm.
Corn Millers.
Hodson Ann
Pears William
FARMERS
* are owners
*Catton Richard
Catton Thomas
Harrison Woodthorp
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Merryweather G.
*Pears Richard
*Pears Ts.Lodge
Pell Paul Fras.
Grocers.
Barnes Thomas
Scholey Henry
Tailors.
Moss Henry
Salter Thomas
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Carrier to Linc. Merryweather G.
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