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Broxholme (Brox-Holme)

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 was dedicated to All Saints.
  
  
• The church was rebuilt in 1857.
  
  
• The church seated about 120.
  
  
• The church was declared redundant by the Diocese of Lincoln in March, 1990. In June of 1992 it was sold for residential use.
  
  
• There is a photograph of All Saints church on the Wendy Parkinson Church Photos web site, under "Yet more Lincs churches".
  
  
• Here is a photo of All Saints church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The parish register dates from 1654.
  
  
• The LFHS has published several marriage indexes for the Corringham Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• Kelly's 1913 Directory of Lincolnshire reports that the parish is in the rural Deanery of West Lawress.
  
  
• 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

Broxholme is a parish and small town northwest of Lincoln. To the west is Saxilby parish, across the River Till. Nottinghamshire lies to the northwest. The parish covers about 1,350 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• Find out about local bus service from Carlberry Coaches.
  
  
• See our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is SK 9177.
  
  
• 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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Politics and Government

• The parish was in the ancient Lawress Wapentake in the West Lindsey division of the county, in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  

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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 petty sessional hearings.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• The webpage author could find no reference to a school in this parish.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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