Dunston
- The parish was in the South West 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:
Census
Year |
Piece No. |
| 1851 |
H.O. 107 / 2104 |
| 1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2356 |
| 1871 |
R.G. 10 / 3368 |
| 1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2588 |
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter and appears to date from the 13th century.
- The church was rebuilt in 1874, with the exception of the tower. The church was reconsecrated in February, 1876.
- The Anglican parish churchyard was enlarged in 1890 and again in 1910.
- The church seats 250.
- There is a photograph of St. Peter's Church on the Wendy PARKINSON Church Photos web site.
- Here is a photo of St. Peter's Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1564.
- The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Graffoe Deanery to make your search easier.
- There were chapels here for the Wesleyan Methodists, the Primitive Methodists and the Wesleyan Reform Methodists. For information and assistance in researching these chapels, see our non-conformist religions page.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the South West sub-district of the Lincoln Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
Dunston is a village and a large parish a few miles southeast of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, just south of Nocton parish. Metheringham parish is to the south. The parish covers almost 3,400 acres.
If you are planning a visit:
- Richard CROFT has a photograph of the Dunston Brook at Geo-graph, taken in 2007.
- By automobile, take the B1198 trunk road, south out of Lincoln. Just past Nocton, about a mile further on, the village will be to your left, just off the road.
- For bus service, check Lincsbus Info.
- See our touring page for more sources.
- Dunston had an "inland lighthouse," one of the few in England. There is more information on the Dunston Pillar page.
- Richard CROFT has a photograph of the Red Lion Public House at Geo-graph, taken in 2008. The Red Lion has been in operation for over 100 years.
- The Red Lion has its own website but no history!
- The White Horse Inn out in Dunston Fen near Methringham is described at Heart of Lincs. It, too, has over a 100-year history. This Inn closed in 2009.
- The national grid reference is TF 0662.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey "Explorer #272" map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- This place was an ancient parish in county Lincoln and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
- The parish was in the second division of the ancient Langoe Wapentake in the North Kesteven division of the county, in the parts of Kesteven.
- For today's district governance, see the North Kesteven District Council.
- As a result of the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, the parish became part of the Lincoln Poor Law Union.
- Bastardy cases would be heard at the Lincoln South petty session hearings.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
279 |
| 1841 |
518 |
| 1851 |
594 |
| 1871 |
598 |
| 1881 |
782 |
| 1891 |
652 |
| 1901 |
572 |
| 1911 |
577 |
| 1921 |
532 |
- A Public Elementary School was erected here in 1852 and later enlarged. It was enlarged again in 1890 to hold up to 135 children.
- Richard CROFT has a photograph of this old school at Geo-graph, taken in 2007.
- For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
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[Last updated: 10-December-2012 - Louis R. Mills]
