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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

Creeton

Census

• The parish was in the Corby sub-district of the Bourne 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. Peter.
  
  
• There are traces of a Saxon cross in the graveyard.
  
  
• The church was partially rebuilt in 1853.
  
  
• The church seats 100.
  
  
• Here are two photographs of St. Peter's Church supplied by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish registers exist from 1692, although Bishop's transcripts go back to 1561.
  
  
• The parish lies in the Beltisloe Deanery, for which several marriage indexes exist.
  
  
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Corby sub-district of the Bourne 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

This village, township and parish lie along the West Glen River about 8 miles north of Stamford and almost 4 miles south of Corby parish. It lies between Castle Bytham to the southwest and Edenham parish to the east. The hamlet of Counthorpe is just west of the village across the railroad tracks and is part of the parish. There are several Counthorpe hamlets in this part of Lincolnshire.

The parish encompasses only 1003 acres. There are forested areas east of the village which include a deer park. If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile: the B1176 trunk road bisects the parish.
  
  
• See our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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History

• The quarry in Creeton parish extracts Jurassic limestone. It is also the site of ancient iron smelting, perhaps by the Romans.
  
  

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Maps

• The National Grid Reference coordinates are TF 0120.
  
  
• 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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Names, Geographical

• The name Creeton is from the Old English Creata+tun, or "farmstead of a man called Creata". In the 1086 Domesday Book, the village name is given as Cretone.
  [A. D. Mills, "A Dictionary of English Place-Names," Oxford University Press, 1991].
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• The parish was in the ancient Beltisloe Wapentake in the South Kesteven district in the parts of Kesteven.
  
  
• For today's local governance, contact the South Kesteven District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish of Creeton became part the Bourne Poor Law Union.
  
  
• Bastardy cases would be tried in the Bourne Petty Sessional hearings.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• The children of Creeton attended school in Counthorpe in the 19th century, but now attend school south of town at a facility halfway to Little Bytham.
  
  
• Creeton village formed a School Board district which also included Little Bytham and Counthorpe.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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