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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

Ashby cum Fenby

Census

• The parish was in the Grimsby sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
  
  
• In 1890, the parish was allocated to the Grimsby sub-district of the new Grimsby Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter.
  
  
• The church was thoroughly repaired in 1845.
  
  
• There is a photograph of Saint Peter's church on the Wendy Parkinson web site under "Yet More Lincolnshire".
  
  
• Here is a photograph St. Peter's Church supplied by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  
  

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Church Records

• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a 1641/2 Protestation Return for the Haverstoe Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The Wesleyan Methodist's had a chapel built here in 1836. Find out more at our non-conformist religions page.
  
  
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Grimsby sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
  
  
• In 1890, the parish was allocated to the Grimsby sub-district of the new Grimsby Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
  
  

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Description and Travel

This is a pair of villages and a parish which covers about 1,600 acres. It lies 6 miles south of Grimsby.

If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, take the B1203 secondary road south out of Grimsby for about 5 miles.
  
  
• See our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TA 2500.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• The parish was in the ancient Bradley Haverstoe Wapentake in the Central Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• Around 1630, Lady Francis WRAY built almshouses here for six poor men or women.
  
  
• In 1641, Sir Christopher WRAY, son of Lady Francis, endowed the almshouses with the yearly rental from property of £30.
  
  
• After the Poor Law Amendment of 1834, this parish was part of the Caistor Poor Law Union.
  
  
• In 1890, this parish was transferred to the new Grimsby Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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