Evedon
Census
- The parish was in the Heckington sub-district of the Sleaford Registration District.
- In 1891, after a district re-organization, this parish became part of the Sleaford 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:
| Census Year |
Piece No. |
|---|---|
| 1841 | H.O. 107 / 618 |
| 1861 | R.G. 9 / 2345 |
| 1871 | R.G. 10 / 3352 |
| 1891 | R.G. 12 / 2579 |
Churches
| St Mary, Evedon, Church of England |
You can also perform a more selective search for churches in the Evedon area or see them printed on a map.
Church History
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Mary.
- The church was reduced in size in 1809 by taking down the north aisle.
- The church was restored in 1898.
- The church seats about 70 people.
- The church is kept locked, except for services.
- Here is a photo of St. Mary's Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
Church Records
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1562.
- The Lincolnshire FHS has a Loan Library service which has the parish registers on microfiche for Baptisms from 1729 to 1812 and Marriages from 1729 to 1812.
- 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.
Civil Registration
- The parish was in the Heckington sub-district of the Sleaford Registration District.
- In 1891, after a district re-organization, this parish became part of the Sleaford sub-district of the Sleaford Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which started in July, 1837.
Description and Travel
Evedon is both a village and a parish, just 2 miles east of Sleaford. Kirkby la Thorpe parish is just to the south. The parish is on a rise above the River Slea and covers just over 1,300 acres.
If you are planning a visit:
- By automobile, take the A17 trunk road east out of Sleaford and turn north at Kirkby la Thorpe.
- See our touring page for more sources.
You can see pictures of Evedon which are provided by:
Gazetteers
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Historical Geography
You can see the administrative areas in which Evedon has been placed at times in the past. Select one to see a link to a map of that particular area.
Maps
- See our "Maps" page for additional resources.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TF090470 (Lat/Lon: 53.009224, -0.376901), Evedon which are provided by:
- This place shown on a Google map.
- Google Streetview
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- OpenStreetMap
- Bing (was Multimap)
- OldMaps (Old Ordnance Survey maps.)
- Old Maps Online (Other old maps.)
- National Library of Scotland (Best site for old maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- Elgin Road Works
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on a Google / Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on a Google / Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on a Google / Openstreetmap map.
Politics and Government
- This place was an ancient parish in county Lincoln and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
- The parish was in the ancient Aswardhurn Wapentake in the North Kesteven division in the parts of Kesteven.
- The parish was moved to the Flaxwell Wapentake in the North Kesteven district around 1835.
- In April, 1931, this Civil Parish was abolished and amalgamated into the new Ewerby and Evedon Civil Parish.
- For today's district governance, see the North Kesteven District Council.
Poor Houses, Poor Law etc.
- Bastardy cases would be heard in the Sleaford petty session hearings.
- After the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, the parish became part of the Sleaford Poor Law Union.
Population
Year Inhabitants 1801 86 1841 91 1871 71 1881 73 1891 90 1901 80 1911 78 1921 81
Schools
- In 1840, the parish was entitled to send children to Sleaford Grammar School. Two children were allowed to go to Ewerby parish school.
- Later, the children of this parish attended schools in Ewerby and Kirkby-la-Thorpe.
- For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.