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The Parliamentary Gazetteer’s Summary of Market Deeping, 1843.

Deeping-Market, a parish and market-town in the hund. of Ness, union of Bourn, county of Lincoln ; 90 miles north by west of London, and 43 south-south-east of Lincoln, on the northern bank of the Welland, and on the post-road from Lincoln to Peterborough. Living, a rectory in the archd. and dio. of Lincoln; rated at £16 1s. 3d. ; gross income £610. Patron, the Lord-chancellor. This parish possesses 7 daily schools, one of which is endowed with £30 per annum, and a house for the master, with school-room and garden, for which 16 children are educated. The fairs, which are for horses, stock, and timber, are held on the 2d Wednesday after 11th of May, Wednesday before Lammas, 1st August, 11th October, and 22d November. The market-day is Thursday. There is a branch of the Stamford, Spalding, and Boston banking company here. This was the birth-place of the celebrated linguist and divine Dr. Tighe. Acres 1,290. Houses 218. A. P. £4,304. Pop., in 1801, 803 ; in 1831, 1,091. Poor rates, in 1837, £306.

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