Wispington

Other current and historical names

Wispinctune

Parish/Community: Edlington with Wispington
District/Borough: East Lindsey
County: Lincolnshire
Region: East Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Other Settlement

Latitude/Longitude: 53°13'36"N 0°11'46"W
Eastings/Northings: 520500, 371500
OS Grid: TF205715
Mapcode Local: GBR HQT.R52
Mapcode Global: WHHKG.Y5N1

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

Wispington in historic gazetteers

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

Wispington, par., Lincolnshire, 3½ miles NW. of Horncastle, 1570 ac., pop. 109.

Wispington in the Domesday Book

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

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Godwin; Gunnhvati
- Tenants in Chief in 1086: Eudo son of Spirewic; Bishop of Durham
- Lords of the Manor in 1086: Eudo son of Spirewic; Bishop of Durham
- Taxable Value: 4 geld
- Households: 16 smallholders; 18 freemen
- Plough Teams: 6 men's ploughs (8 plough lands)
- Meadow: 140 acres
2nd Manor
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Godwin; Gunnhvati
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Durham
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Bishop of Durham
- Taxable Value: 2 geld
- Households: 6 smallholders; 9 freemen
- Plough Teams: 3 men's ploughs (4 plough lands)

British Place Names

Wispington, Lincolnshire

Wispington is a settlement in Lincolnshire

Wispington in historic gazetteers

Wispington in the Domesday Book