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Burton Pedwardine (Hussey)

Census

• The parish was in the Heckington sub-district of the Sleaford 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. Andrew.
  
  
• The church was built in 1330-40 by Sir Roger PEDWARDINE.
  
  
• The old Norman structure fell down in 1802 and was replaced the next year.
  
  
• The present church was built on almost the same site in 1870-71.
  
  
• The church seats about 70.
  
  
• Here is a photo of the church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1765 for baptisms and burials and 1736 for marriages.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has a Loan Library service which has the parish registers on microfiche for Baptisms from 1765 to 1812 and Marriages from 1765 to 1811.
  
  
• The LFHS has published several marriage and burial indexes for the Lafford 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 Heckington sub-district of the Sleaford Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which started in July, 1837.
  
  

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Description and Travel

Burton Pedwardine is a village and a parish just 5 miles southeast of Sleaford. Heckington parish is to the east and Scredington parish to the south. The parish covers just under 1,900 acres.

The village is little more than a hamlet. If you are planning a visit:

• The village lies about a mile and a half south of Asgarby off of the A17 trunk road.
  
  
• See our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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History

• There is the base and shaft of a 15th century cross about two miles west of the village, between the railway line and the Roman King Street. Mareham Grange used to stand near the cross, so the road is called Mareham Lane.
  
  

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Manors

• Mareham Hall had disappeared by 1911.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 1142.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer #248 map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
  
  
• See our "Maps" page for additional resources.
  
  

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Names, Geographical

• The name Burton Pedwardine is tied to the PEDWARDINE family, ancient lords of the manor of this parish, who came here from the Fens county of Herefordshire over six centuries ago.
  
  
• The parish name is often found incorrectly spelled as Burton Penwardine.
  
  
• The website author has no information on why the parish is sometimes called Hussey.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• The parish was in the ancient Aswardhurn Wapentake in the North Kesteven division of the county, in the parts of Kesteven.
  
  
• For today's governance, see the North Kesteven District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• The Common Lands were enclosed here in 1802.
  
  
• The parish had a poor's land of 3 acres.
  
  
• After the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, the parish became part of the Sleaford Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• A small National School was built here in 1860 to hold 40 students. The school was enlarged in 1910.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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