BILSBY, a parish in the Wold division of the
hundred of CALCEWORTH, parts of LINDSEY, county of
LINCOLN, f of a mile (E. by N.) from Alford, containing,
with the hamlet of Thurlby, 416 inhabitants. The
living is a vicarage, in the archdeaconry and diocese of
Lincoln, rated in the king's books at £ 13. 3. 4., and in
the patronage of Mrs. Wayet. The church is dedicated
to the Holy Trinity. Here is a school with a small
endowment.