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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

Farlesthorpe

Census

• 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:
  
  

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Church History

• 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):
  
  

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Church Records

• 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.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• 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.
  
  

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Description and Travel

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:

• See the Lincolnshire Touring and Holidays page on this site.
  
  

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Maps

• 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.
  
  

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Names, Geographical

• The name often appears in old records as Farlsthorpe.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• The parish was in the Wold division of the ancient Calceworth Wapentake in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• For today's governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Spilsby Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• 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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