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The Church( Holy Trinity) is a large ancient structure, except the lofty freestone tower, which is of modern date, and has six musical bells. The walls of the nave and chancel have undergone many patchwork reparations, and have been kept from falling outwards during the last century by heavy buttresses. The chancel was new roofed in 1841, when it was hoped the crown would have also renewed the walls, and thus have stimulated the parishioners to have rebuilt the nave. The impropriate rectory belongs to the crown, as also does the advowson of the vicarage, which is valued in K.B. at £9. 16s., and now at £348, in the incumbency of the Rev. Godfrey Geo. Egremont, M.A. The independents, and the Wesleyan and Primitive Methodists, have each a chapel here, and their congregations comprise the greater part of the parishioners. The old glebe is 36A., and the church land 2A. 3R. 20p., allotted at the enclosure, when 5A. 1R. 4p of land was awarded to the parish clerk, in lieu of his ancient right of 8d. and two pecks of wheat and rye yearly, from every "plough-land" in the parish. In 1669, Sir John Nelthorpe bequeathed all his tithes of beans and peas in Barrow, for the support of an afternoon lecturer at the church. At the enclosure, 144A. of land was allotted in lieu of these tithes and it is now let for £160 per annum. The trustees of Brigg Free School are trustees of this estate, and appoint the lecturer, which office has been long held by the Rev. James Walter, vicar of Market Rasen. The trustees are justly censured for appointing a non-resident lecturer, who never performs the duties of his office, but makes some small allowance to the vicar for performing the afternoon service. In 1728, Richard Beck left, out of Barrow-water-mill, the following yearly rent charges, viz., £2.2s. for schooling six poor children; 10s. 6d., to provide them with books; and £1. 10s., for the sick or lame poor. The poor parishioners have three other yearly rent-charges, viz., £3. 6s. 8d., left by Roger Manners, Esq., in 1596, out of an estate at Winteringham; £2, left by Robert Sargeant, out of a cottage and field here; and £1. 10s., left by Abigail Kirke, out of land now belonging to Mr T.Kirke, together with 10s. for the parish clerk. The pasturage of the occupation roads is let for about £30 per annum which is expended in repairing the highways.
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