出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/05/05 16:21 UTC 版)
Pelhams Lands or Pelhams Land today forms part of the parish of Holland Fen with Brothertoft and is located about 8 miles (13 km) north west of the town of Boston, Lincolnshire. The name Pelhams Lands originates from the Pelham family who held land here from 1602. Sir William Pelham owned a woad mill in this area. The lands were laid out after the drainage of Holland Fen by Act of Parliament in 1776. Pelhams Lands was formerly an extra-parochial area, but was formed into a parish in 1883. Its population in 1831 was a mere 41, and its nineteenth century peak was in 1851 with 55.