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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

Brattleby

Census

• The parish was in the North East 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 is dedicated to St. Cuthbert.
  
  
• The church was rebuilt in 1858.
  
  
• The church seats 110.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Cuthbert's church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1685.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has a Loan Library service which has the parish registers on microfiche for Baptisms from 1685 to 1811 and Marriages from 1685 to 1812.
  
  
• The LFHS has published several marriage indexes for the Lawres 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 North East 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

Brattleby is a parish and small town north-northwest of Lincoln. To the south is Aisthorpe parish. The parish covers just over 1,100 acres and is a long, thin band running west to east.

If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, take the B1398 arterial road north out of Lincoln and through Scampton to get to the village.
  
  
• Visit our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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Manors

• Brattleby Hall was held by the DE la HAYE family during the reign of Henry I.
  
  
• Brattleby Hall was the residence of Philip Chetwood WRIGHT in 1900.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is SK 9581.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer #272 map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Military History

• According to the Traces of War website, the St. Cuthbert's churchyard has one Commonwealth war grave from WWII.
  
  

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Military Records

For a photograph of the Brattleby War Memorial plaques outside the church and the names on htem, see the Roll of Honour site.

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Politics and Government

• This place was an ancient parish in Lincolnshire and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
  
  
• The parish was in the ancient Lawress Wapentake in the West Lindsey division of the county, in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• You can contact the local Parish Council regarding civic or political issues, but they are NOT staffed or funded to assist you with family history questions.
  
  
• Today's district governance is provided by the West Lindsey District Council.
  
  

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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.
  
  
• Bastardy cases would be heard in the Bail and CLose (Lincoln) petty sessional hearings.
  
  

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Population

Year	Inhabitants
1801	123
1831	154
1851	169
1861	153
1871	122
1881	148
1891	138
1901	148
1911	127
1921	108
1931	104

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Schools

• A Church of England School was built in 1871 to hold up to 40 children.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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