Farforth
Census
- The parish was in the Louth 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:
| Census Year |
Piece No. |
|---|---|
| 1841 | H.O. 107 / 633 |
| 1851 | H.O. 107 / 2111 |
| 1861 | R.G. 9 / 2381 |
| 1871 | R.G. 10 / 3404 |
| 1891 | R.G. 12 / 2608 |
| 1901 | R.G. 13 / 3084 |
Churches
You can also perform a more selective search for churches in the Farforth area or see them printed on a map.
Church History
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter.
- The church was rebuilt in 1861 of sandstone. The church was renovated in 1904.
- The church seats 80.
- The church is a Grade II structure with English Heritage.
- There is a photograph of St. Peter's Church on the Wendy PARKINSON web site under "Yet More Lincolnshire".
- Here is a photo of St. Peter's Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
Church Records
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1784.
- The LFHS has published several marriage indexes for the Bolingbroke Deanery to make your search easier.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
Civil Registration
- The parish was in the Louth sub-district of the Louth Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
Description and Travel
Farforth is both a village and a parish 6 miles south of Louth. The parish covers almost 2,000 acres and includes the hamlet of Maidenwell.
If you are planning a visit:
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Gazetteers
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Historical Geography
You can see the administrative areas in which Farforth 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 TF310780 (Lat/Lon: 53.282794, -0.036538), Farforth 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 Lincolnshire, but only became a modern Civil Parish in 1936.
- The parish was in the Wold division of the ancient Louth Eske Wapentake in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
- This parish was incorporated as a modern Civil Parish under the name "Maidenwell Civil Parish" in 1936.
- This citizens of this parish have elected to forgo a formal Parish Council, but do hold periodic Parish Meetings to dicuss civic and political issues.
- For today's district governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
Poor Houses, Poor Law etc.
- Bastardy cases would be heard in the Louth petty session hearings in the Louth Courthouse every other Wednesday.
- In 1719 Mr. Charles HUMPHREY left the interest of £15 for the poor.
- After the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act reforms, the parish became part of the Louth Poorlaw Union.
Population
Year Inhabitants 1801 52 1831 91 1841 92 1871 109 1881 143 1891 134 1901 134 1911 107
Schools
- A School Board was formed in 1885 for the united parishes of Farforth, Oxcombe and Ruckland.
- A Public Elementary School was built here in 1887 for up to 42 children.
- For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.