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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

Boultham

Census

• The parish was in the Home ("Lincoln Home") sub-district of the Lincoln Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  
  
• The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church was dedicated to St. Helen.
  
  
• The church was originally built in the 13th century.
  
  
• The church was rebuilt in 1864.
  
  
• The churchyard was not added until 1868.
  
  
• The church seats about 110.
  
  
• In the churchyard is a block of granite which was part of the fortifications of Sebastopol from the Crimean War.
  
  
• A Mission Church was built of iron at New Boultham in 1912. It seats about 150 and was dedicated to St. Matthew.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Helen's church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1716.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Graffoe Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Home ("Lincoln Home") sub-district of the Lincoln 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 village and parish lie just southwest of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, across the River Witham. Skellingthorpe parish is to the northwest. The parish covers about 1,300 acres of low, well-drained marshland.

The village of Boultham is a suburb of the city of Lincoln. If you are planning a visit:

• You may want to look for bus service on our transport pages.
  
  
• Visit our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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Manors

• Boultham Hall was the manor house here and the seat of Richard ELLISON in 1840. It is a large red brick and stone building.
  
  
• The Hall was occupied by Major Richard G. ELLISON in 1881.
  
  
• The Hall was unoccupied in 1913.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is SK 9568.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey "Explorer 272" map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Politics and Government

• The parish was in the ancient Graffoe Wapentake in the Central Lindsey division of the county, in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• Kelly's 1913 Directory of Lincolnshire places the parish, perhaps erroneously, in the North Kesteven division of the county.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Lincoln Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• A School Board was formed here in October, 1895.
  
  
• The children of this parish attended school in Bracebridge parish until 1897.
  
  
• A Public Elementary School was built in 1897 and enlarged in 1911.
  
  
• An Infants' School was erected in 1907.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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