Asgarby (Kesteven), Lincolnshire

Description
Asgarby, a township in Kesteven parish, Lincolnshire, 3 miles E of Sleaford. Its post town is Heckington. Acreage, 726; population, 76. Besides the hamlet of Boughton are two small hamlets, Wash Dyke, bordering on Heckington, and Asgarhy Fen, beyond the village of Howell. The Marquis of Bristol is lord of the manor, owner of nearly all the soil, and patron of the benefice. The church (St Andrew) is a Gothic or Later English fabric, with handsome tower and spire containing four bells. The building was restored in 1870, when a handsome oak pulpit was presented, and open benches substituted for the old pews. The rectory has been united to that of Kirkby-Laythorpe since 1737; joint net yearly value has fallen to £458. The parish church of Kirkby is very ancient.