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Covenham

Census

• The parish was in the Tetney sub-district of the Louth 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

• William the Conqueror founded a Priory of Benedictine monks here around 1170. All traces of it are now gone.
  
  
• The civil parish consists of two ecclesiastical parishes: St. Bartholomew and St. Mary.
  
  
• St. Bartholomew seats about 150.
  
  
• The Diocese of Lincoln declared St. Bartholomew Church redundant in December, 1980. In 1984 the church was gifted as a monument.
  
  
• There is a photograph of St. Bartholomew's church on the Wendy Parkinson Church Photos web site.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Bartholomew's Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

• St. Mary seats about 140.
  
  
• There is a photograph of St. Mary's church on the Wendy Parkinson Church Photos web site.
  
  
• Here are photos of St. Mary's Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The parish register for St. Bartholomew dates from 1566.
  
  
• The parish register for St. Mary dates from 1597.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several Marriage indexes and a Burial index for the Louthesk Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The Wesleyan Methodists built a chapel here, as did the Primitive Methodists (1853) and the United Methodists. For information and assistance in researching these chapels, see our non-conformist religions page.
  
  
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Barton sub-district of the Glanford Brigg 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

Covenham is a parish about 6 miles north of Louth. In the parish are two villages, now joined; Covenham St. Bartholomew and Covenham St. Mary. Austen Fen is a small low marsh near the Louth Navigation Canal.

If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, take the A16 Trunk Road north out of Louth and turn east (right) just before Utterby and follow that road for about 2 miles.
  
  
• The Louth Navigation Canal forms the eastern boundary of the parish. Utterby parish forms the western border.
  
  
• Visit our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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History

• The Mill in Covenham was converted to a bakery. The baker used to deliver the bread by horse and cart.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 3349.
  
  
• For a modern map of the area, try: Multimaps.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer 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 Governance

• The parish was in the ancient Ludborough Wapentake in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• For today's governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• After the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, this parish became part of the Louth Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• A Public Elementary School was built for both ecclesiastical parishes in St. Mary parish in 1842. Students were also accepted from Fotherby, Utterby and Little Grimsby parishes.
  
  
• The students of St. Bartholmew parish attended school at St. Mary's parish.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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