Place:Whisby, Lincolnshire, England

TypeTownship, Civil parish
Coordinates53.1925°N 0.6544°W
Located inLincolnshire, England
Also located inKesteven, England     (1889 - 1974)
See alsoBranston Rural, Kesteven, Englandrural district in which it was located 1894-1931
Doddington and Whisby, Kesteven, Englandcivil parish into which it was transferred in 1931
source: Family History Library Catalog
the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia

Whisby is a hamlet in the civil parish of Doddington and Whisby, in the North Kesteven District of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest from Lincoln city centre, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south from Doddington, and 2 miles (3.2 km) north from the A46 road. It was a township in Doddington parish until 1866 when it was made a civil parish. It maintained that status until 1931 when it joined with Doddington in the present parish of Doddington and Whisby.

Whisby Moor lies between Whisby and Thorpe on the Hill, 3 miles (5 km) to the south.

A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Whisby from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:

"WHISBY, a township in Doddington parish, Lincolnshire; 5½ miles SW by W of Lincoln. Real property: £1,323. Population: 90. Houses: 12."

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