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Alford in Lincoln County England History and GeographyALFORD, a market town and parish in the wold division of the hundred of CALCEWORTH, parts of LINDSEY, county of LINCOLN, 34 miles (E.) from Lincoln, and 187 (N. by E.) from London, containing 1506 inhabitants. It derives its name from an ancient ford over a stream that twice crosses the town, and consists principally of one street: the houses are in general built of brick and covered with tiles, though occasionally intermixed with some having thatched roofs. A canal from this town to the sea is now in progress, which promises to be productive of great benefit. The market day is Tuesday: the fairs are on Whit-Tuesday and the Sth of November. The living is a discharged vicarage, in the archdeaconry and diocese of Lincoln, rated in the king's books at £10, and in the patronage of the Bishop of Lincoln. The church, dedicated to St. Wilfrid, is a stone edifice repaired with brick, and contains many ancient monuments. There are places of worship for Independents and Methodists. The free grammar school was founded and endowed by Mr. Francis Spanning in 1565; its revenue, which was but small, has been considerably augmented by subsequent benefactions. By a charter obtained in 1576 it was made a royal foundation, and the management vested in governors, who are a body corporate and have a common seal. There are two quinquennial fellowships at Magdalene College, Cambridge, for its scholars, and a scholarship of £6. 8. 6. per annum, at Jesus College, Cambridge, for students from Alford, Caistor, or Louth schools. The National school, in which one hundred and thirty children of both sexes are instructed, was founded by Mr. John Spenluffe, who endowed it with an estate now producing £70 per annum. Alms houses for six people were erected and endowed by Sir Robert Christopher, Knight, in 1668; the endowment was subsequently augmented by Lord Harborough, in 1716. Alford confers the title of viscount on the family of Brownlow. From Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England 1831, courtesy of Databases 4 Sale |
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