Louth, Lincolnshire

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Louth is a town in Lincolnshire

Other current and historical names

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Louth within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Louth in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Louth, mun. bor., market town, par., and township, Lincolnshire, 27 miles NE. of Lincoln and 141 miles from London by rail - par., 3620 ac., pop. 10,827; bor. and township, 3250 ac., pop. 10,691; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 3 newspapers. Market-days, Wednesday and Saturday. Luda was the name given to this place in ancient times, being derived from the stream called the Lud. The town was famed for the number of its monastic establishments. In modern times the trade of the town consists mainly in supplying the surrounding agricultural district with merchandise. Carpets are made, and there is some ironfounding, brewing, and carriage-making. The Louth Canal extends to the mouth of the Humber; it was constructed in 1761, at a cost of £12,000.

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Louth (or East Lindsey) Division, The, parl. div. of Lincolnshire, pop. 50,578.

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Louth Park, township, Louth par., Lincolnshire, on NE. side of Louth, 370 ac., pop. 136.

Louth in the Domesday Book

A village in Louthesk hundred, in the county of Lincolnshire.

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