The church at Baumber with all its appurtenances, and eight oxgangs of land, were given by Gilbert de Gaunt to the monks at Bridlington, which grant Pope Innocent the fourth and the Bishop of Lincoln confirmed. {56a} It is now a donative, extrajudicial. It was rebuilt about sixty years ago, and is a very neat brick structure, consisting of a tower, a nave with side aisles, and a chancel. {56b} Under the chancel is the vault of the Newcastle family, which was their place of sepulture previous to disposing of their estates in this parish; but although they still retain the church, none of the family have been buried there since 1794. Over the vault are the following inscriptions: “Here lieth the Body of Francis Clinton al’s Fynes Esq. Grandson of Henry Lord Clinton Earl of Lincoln who departed this life Feb. 5 Anno Dom. 1681.” “Here lieth the Body of Priscilla the Wife of Francis Clinton al’s Fynes Esq. who departed this life Febr. 15 Anno Dom. 1679.” In the north aisle is a stone with this inscription around the verge; “Orate p’ a’iabs Joh’es Eland armig’i Alicie et Elisabeth uxor ejusde’ qui Joh’es obijt xix die marcii aº d’ni millo cccclxxiii cuj’ q’rs a’iabs p’pciet’ de.” In 1811, the population of this parish amounted to 290, and the number of houses to 51. EDLINGTON. AT the time of forming the Domesday survey, this place, then called Tedlintune formed part of the Soke of Horncastle; {57} but is now comprised in the hundred of Gartree. It is very pleasantly situated about two miles northward of Horncastle, near to the road leading from that place to Lincoln. The manorial estates comprising the chief part of the parish, are the property of Richard Samuel Short, Esquire, a descendant of a female branch of the family of that name, which he adopted on coming into possession of the estates. The manor house, the seat of the proprietor, though not of regular architecture, acquires an agreeable effect from the grove in which it is situated. From the house the prospect to the south-west, over the adjacent level country, is both extensive and pleasing. [Picture: Edlington Grove, Seat of Richard Samuel Short, Esquire] The church is a small building possessing no claim to attention. The vicarage is in the gift of the Duchy of Lancaster. The rectorial tythes belong to the grammar school at Oakham, in the county of Rutland. On under-draining a field in this parish, in the latter part of the year 1819, several heaps of ox bones were dug up, and with each heap an urn of baked clay, apparently of Roman manufacture; but unfortunately none of the urns were taken up whole. To account for these relics being found here, it is probable that on this spot a Roman sacrifice had been celebrated, in honor of some deity, on the occasion of a victory, or in the exercise of other pagan rites.