THIMBLEBY, a parish in the soke of HORNCASTLE,
parts of LINDSEY, county of LINCOLN, 1 mile (W. by
N.) from Horncastle, containing 384 inhabitants. The
living is a discharged rectory, in the archdeaconry and
diocese of Lincoln, rated in the king's books at £ 13.10.10.,
and in the patronage of John Hotchkin, Esq. The
church is dedicated to St. Margaret.