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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

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Bonby

Census

• The parish was in the Barton sub-district of the Glanford Brigg Registration District.
  
  
• We have a handful of 1901 census surnames in a text file. Your additions are welcome.
  
  
• Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  
  
• The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
  
  

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Church History

• In ancient times the parish contained a priory of Austin Canons, founded in the reign of King John.
  
  
• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Andrew.
  
  
• The church seats about 150.
  
  
• There is a photograph of the Anglican parish church on the Wendy Parkinson Church Photos web site.
  
  
• Here are two photographs of St. Andrew's Church supplied by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1649.
  
  
• We have a handful of entries in our parish register extract. Your additions to this are welcome.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Yarborough Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The Wesleyan Methodists built a chapel here in 1813 and the Primitive Methodists built their's in 1840. For information and assistance in researching these chapels, 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 Barton sub-district of the Glanford Brigg 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

Bonby is a village and a parish in the Wold Hills, overlooking the Ancholme vale. The parish is about 7 miles due north of Brigg and 5 miles south of Barton-on-Humber. The parish covers just over 2,450 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, take the B1204 arterial road north out of Wrawby or south from South Ferriby.
  
  
• See our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TA 0015.
  
  
• 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 Yarborough Wapentake in the Glanford district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• Kelly's 1900 Directory of Lincolnshire places the parish, perhaps erroneously, in the North Lindsey division of the county.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• After the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, this parish became part of the Glanford Brigg Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• The first school was built here in 1855.
  
  
• A National School was built here before 1900 to hold 85 scholars.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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