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Elsham and Worlaby, Lincolnshire
Catalogue reference: KCAR/6/2/053
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This record is about the Elsham and Worlaby, Lincolnshire dating from 1868-1941.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- KCAR/6/2/053
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Title (The name of the record)
- Elsham and Worlaby, Lincolnshire
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1868-1941
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Description (What the record is about)
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Documents relating to College lands in Elsham and Worlaby, Lincolnshire. Includes ELS/1-/11.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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<p>A significant volume of other twentieth-century material relating to the Elsham and Worlaby estates remains uncatalogued in the College's records store. Please ask the Archivist for details, as it is hoped that a catalogue of this material may be completed in the near future.</p>
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Cambridge University: King's College Archive Centre
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 5 boxes
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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7,723 acres of agricultural land in Elsham, Lincolnshire, were purchased by the College along with lands in Worlaby in 1925, using funds gained from the sale of most of its other estates. In the College Annual Report for that year, this was described as 'the most important purchase of agricultural land in [the College's] history..'.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/0a393cfa-29ae-4b63-ac65-9b97cbf3f887/
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This record is held at Cambridge University: King's College Archive Centre
Within the fonds: GBR/0272/KCAR/6/2
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Elsham and Worlaby, Lincolnshire