Project Gutenberg 2020-12-31 Public domain in the USA. 197 Weir, George Historical and Descriptive Sketches of the Town and Soke of Horncastle [1820] in the county of Lincoln, and of several places adjacent Transcribed from the 1820 Sherwood, Neely, and Jones edition by David Price "Historical and Descriptive Sketches of the Town and Soke of Horncastle" by George Weir is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The work focuses on the town of Horncastle in Lincolnshire, detailing its historical significance, infrastructure, geography, and adjacent areas. It aims to contribute to the knowledge of the local topography, encompassing both the rich history and modern state of the town. The opening of the volume introduces the author's purpose, highlighting his passion for topographical research and the desire to shed light on the early history of Horncastle and its surroundings. Weir acknowledges the contributions of various local gentlemen and the challenges he faced during his research journey. He outlines the structure of the book, which covers various aspects including the Roman and Saxon periods, significant events like the Civil Wars, local antiquities, and the present condition of the town, establishing a framework for the narrative that will follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Horncastle (England) DA Text Category: History - British 339617 2025-09-25T10:22:00.690312 text/html 323270 2024-10-18T09:29:49 text/html 8336254 2025-09-25T10:22:09.474262 application/epub+zip 8328469 2025-09-25T10:22:02.377296 application/epub+zip 184973 2025-09-25T10:22:01.353292 application/epub+zip 7882981 2025-09-25T10:22:13.983706 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7837192 2025-09-25T10:22:07.963293 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259595 2022-09-28T21:54:37.646888 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 268220 2025-09-25T10:21:59.628264 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 248215 2024-10-18T09:29:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15219 2025-09-25T10:22:14.141719 application/rdf+xml 9164 2025-09-25T10:22:01.525280 image/jpeg 2078 2025-09-25T10:22:01.426274 image/jpeg 8331392 2025-09-25T10:22:00.851324 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog