Farlesthorpe
- The parish was in the Alford sub-district of the Spilsby Registration District.
- The North Linc Archives has copies of the census returns for 1841.
- Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
Census Year |
Piece No. |
| 1901 |
R.G. 13 / 3080 |
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Andrew.
- The church was rebuilt of brick in 1800.
- The church was restored in 1881.
- This small church seats about 80.
- Here are two photographs of St. Andrew's Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):


- The Anglican parish register dates from 1665 for baptisms and burials and from 1655 for marriages.
- Marriages are indexed in Phillimore Lincolnshire Parish Records (Marriages) Volume 10.
- The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Calcewaith and Candleshoe Deanery to make your search easier.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the Alford sub-district of the Spilsby Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
This village and parish are only 2 miles southeast of Alford and 7 miles northeast of Spilsby. Bilsby parish lies to the north. The parish covers about 1,070 acres.
If you plan to visit:
- The national grid reference is TF 4774.
- 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.
- The name often appears in old records as Farlsthorpe.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
88 |
| 1831 |
94 |
| 1871 |
121 |
| 1891 |
114 |
| 1901 |
81 |
| 1911 |
90 |
| 1921 |
80 |
| 1931 |
76 |
| 1951 |
51 |
| 1971 |
50 |
- R. SPENDLUFFE left an estate entitling this parish to send free scholars to Alford Grammar School.
- Most children of the parish attended school in Bilsby parish.
- See our Schools page for more information on researching school records.
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[Last updated: 22-May-2008 - Louis R. Mills]