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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

Bilsby

Census

• The parish was in the Alford sub-district of the Spilsby Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Church History

• The present Anglican church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity.
  
  
• The church was thoroughly repaired in 1844.
  
  
• The church at Thurlby was dedicated to St. Mary, but no trace of it remained in 1882.
  
  
• There is a photograph of Holy Trinity Church on the Wendy Parkinson Church Photos web site.
  
  
• Here are two photos of Holy Trinity Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Calcewaith and Candleshoe Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The Wesleyan Methodists had a chapel here prior to 1871. For information and assistance in researching this chapel, see 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 Alford sub-district of the Spilsby 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

Bilsby is both a village and a parish only about 5 miles from the North Sea. Alford parish and town lies to the west, Huttoft parish to the east and Farlesthorpe to the south. The parish covers about 2,950 acres and includes the hamlets of Thurlby, which was a separate parish in ancient times, and Asserby.

If you plan to visit:

• By automobile, take the A1111 trunk road east out of Alford for just under one mile. The road passes through the north end of the village.
  
  
• See the Lincolnshire Touring and Holidays page on this site.
  
  

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Manors

• Bilsby Hall stood within a moated area. The site was once occupied by a castellated mansion reputed to be the site of the knightly family of BILSBY. Bilsby Hall still stands.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 4776.
  
  
• 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 Calceworth Wapentake in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• For today's governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act reforms, the parish parish was amalgamated into the Spilsby Poor Law Union.
  
  
• The Common Lands were enclosed here in 1838.
  
  
• In 1871, the parish had ten cottages set aside for poor families at small rents, which were appropriated for the repairs of the cottages.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• The children of this parish attended school in the town of Alford until 1860.
  
  
• In 1860, a school was built by subscription.
  
  
• A School Board for the united district of Bilsby and Farlesthorpe was formed in 1876.
  
  
• In 1877, a new school was built, having accomodation for 104 children.
  
  
• See our Schools page for more information on researching school records.
  
  

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