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Faldingworth

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

• Thee Anglican parish church is dedicated to All Saints.
  
  
• The church was rebuilt in 1814 and again in 1890-91.
  
  
• The church seats about 150 persons.
  
  
• There is a photograph of the Anglican parish church on the Wendy Parkinson Church Photos web site.
  
  
• Here is a photo of All Saints Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• Thee Anglican parish register dates from 1549.
  
  
• We have a small Parish Register Extract text file. Your additions will be welcome.
  
  
• The LFHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Westwold Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The United Methodists and the Wesleyan Methodists each had a chapel here. 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 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

Faldingworth is both a village and a parish 11 miles northeast of the city of Lincoln and 5 miles southwest of Market Rasen. Spridlington parish lies to the west, Friesthorpe parish to the southeast and the village of Middle Rasen to the north. Faldingworth parish covers just over 2,500 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• Take the A46 trunk road between Lincoln and Middle Rasen. The village is about nine miles outside of Lincoln and only three miles from Middle Rasen.
  
  
• See our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 0683.
  
  
• 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 ancient Lawress Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• In March, 1887, a detached portion of this parish was added to Friesthorpe parish by a Local Government Order.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• The Earl Brownlow left a charity of £6 and 12s yearly for the parish poor.
  
  
• 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 Council School was built here in 1828, then enlarged in 1876 and again in 1889. It serves the parishes of Faldingworth, Buslingthorpe, Freisthorpe and Snarford.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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