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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

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Cammeringham

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

• There was once a Praemonstratensian Priory in the parish, founded in 1155 in the reign of Henry II.
  
  
• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Michael.
  
  
• The church is considerably reduced in size from its former glory.
  
  
• The church seats only about 90.
  
  
• 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 1775.
  
  
• The LFHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index 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

Cammeringham is both a village and a parish 7 miles north of the city of Lincoln. Brattleby parish lies to the south and Ingham parish to the north. The parish covers just over 1,800 acres.

Cammeringham village is small. If you are planning a visit:

• Take the B1398 north out of Lincoln. The village is about six miles outside of Lincoln.
  
  
• See our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is SK 9482.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer 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 West division of the ancient Aslacoe Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

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

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Population

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Schools

• A school room was erected here before 1872 and was enlarged in 1882.
  
  
• Early in the 20th century, the children of this parish started attending a school in Ingham.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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