Regency Destinations: Freiston Shore

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Freiston is a pleasant village and contains much rich land and several respectable farm houses There are evident marks of the sea having formerly come much nearer to the town than it does at present but different enclosures and embankments have now removed it to a considerable distance Nearly two miles and a half eastward from the church is Freiston Shore where there are two good inns for the reception of visitors who frequent the place during the summer months for the purpose of bathing Freiston Shore is also much frequented during the summer months by the inhabitants of Boston it being a convenient distance from that town and affords a pleasant relaxation from the fatigues of business In 1808 an act of parliament was obtained for the enclosure of the open and waste lands and for embanking the salt marshes in Freiston In the reign of Elizabeth there were 147 families in Freiston In 1801 the population was 734 and in 1811 801 Collections for a topographical and historical account of Boston, and the hundred of Skirbeck (1820)

In the Borough of Boston, Lincolnshire, Freiston Shore’s sandy beach on The Wash was developed into a sea bathing resort beginning in the late 18th Century.  By the early Victorian era, bathing machines, horses races, sea fishing and strolls along the promenade all offered a resort experience.  The horse races and social atmosphere attracted visitors, and even day trippers would venture to Freiston Shore to take in the sea area or drink a bit of seawater (Resort to reserve – Lincolnshire Life).

of 10199 282 lying from 6 to 8 miles north of the church and the bamlets of FREISTON SHORE and CRANB END ou the shore of the great estuary called the Wash 5 miles E by S of Boston Freiston Shore bas a pumber of comfortable lodginghouses and two good hotels pleasantly situated near the sea bank It is much resorted to in summer by the people of Boston and other places desirous of enjoying the salubrious exercise of sea bathing for which here is ample accommodation as well as suits of warm and tepid baths at the hotels Here are several fishing boats employed in catching herrings shrimps soles sprats oysters & c The air is salubrious and the sea banks afford extensive promenades and are famous for the growth of samphire Henry Rogers Esq is lord of the manor of Freiston and Butterwick anciently alled the manor of Rooskall but the soil belongs to many freeholders most of whom are resident and here are the three smaller manors of Coupledyke Hall Poynton Hall and Peachy Hall the first of which is the property of JG Coupland Esq and the second belongs to Mr S Welberry Of Peachy Hall nothing remains but the site which belongs to Colonel Liuton who also owns White Loaf Hall farm The Priory is the pleasant seat of JB Millington Esq After the Norman Conquest Freiston was given History, gazetteer, and directory of Lincolnshire, and the city and diocese of Lincoln (1856)

Erosion from the banks and marshes, and its remote location would eventually revert this land back to a more natural state, although one of the historic hotels, The Plummers Hotel, is still serving guests (Resort to reserve – Lincolnshire Life).

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