Tetford, which adjoins Belchford, lies to the north-east of Horncastle, at a distance of about 7 miles; though a village with a population under 500, it almost aspires to the rank of a small town, as it possesses more than one street; has several shops, and a number of fair residences. Letters _via_ Horncastle, arrive at 10 a.m. At the date of Domesday Book, it was one of the limited number of parishes which then possessed a church. Saxon thanes, by name Elmer, Arnwi and Britrod, held lands here. Thomas, Archbishop of York, formerly a Canon of Baieux, in Normandy, and one of the Conqueror’s Chaplains, received a grant of land here from his Sovereign; and we find his vassal, Gilbert, occupying under him two carucates with eight villeins and seven socmen, who had two more carucates (240 acres) among them. The Norman Gozelin, son of Lanbert, also held land here, which was occupied by his vassal, Walter, with five socmen, and three villeins. At a later date (13th century) the family of De Hesele were proprietors in Tetford, and benefactors to the church, also presenting to the benefice of Somersby, as well as to that of Tetford (“Linc. N. & Q.” 1894–5, pp. 228–29). Then we find the Cormayles family holding lands here, and presenting to Somersby. The Crevequers, and the Brayboeufs had the presentation to a chapelry here, of St. Bartholomew, besides owning land. After them followed the Barkworths, and to them succeeded the Thimbelbies. In the Court of Ward’s Inquisitions (3, 4, and 5, Edwd. VI., vol. v., 91) we find Matthew Thimbleby, who married Anne, daughter of Sir Robert Hussey, about 1521, seised of the advowsons of Tetford and Somersby; and his widow married Sir Robert Savile, Knt., who (through her apparently) was seised (according to Chancery Inquisition, post mort., 28 Eliz., 1st part, No. 116) of the manors of Tetford, Somersby, and several others. Sir Robert disposed of some of the property thus acquired, selling Tetford to George Anton, Esq., through whose daughter Elizabeth, married to Sir Edward Hussey, the property passed to the Hussey family, whose head, Lord Hussey, of Sleaford, for his treachery at the time of the Lincolnshire Rebellion, was attainted and executed, by Henry VIII. A widow, Elizabeth Hussey, presented to the benefice as late as 1690. For many years a branch of the Dymoke family were located at Tetford, until, under the will of the late Lionel Dymoke, they succeeded to the Scrivelsby property, and removed to Scrivelsby Court. Sir Hugh A. H. Cholmeley is now lord of the manor, but the principal landowners are Meaburn Staniland, Esq., F. S. Dymoke, Esq., the executors of George Westerby, and many small freeholders. There was formerly a Tetford Literary Club, having as its members most of the gentry of the neighbourhood; one of whom, Langhorne Burton, of Somersby, celebrated the association in an amusing poem, of some 200 lines, published in 1772. It is given in Weir’s History, of date 1828. Dr.