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Fulletby

Census

• The parish was in the Tetford sub-district of the Horncastle Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church was dedicated to St. Andrew.
  
  
• The Church of St. Andrew was rebuilt in 1705, but its tower fell down in 1799. The church was rebuilt again in 1865.
  
  
• The Church of St. Andrew is now part of the Hemingby Group of the Horncastle Deanery.
  
  
• The church seats 120.
  
  
• There is a photograph of St. Andrew's Church on the Wendy Parkinson web site under "Yet More Lincolnshire".
  
  
• Here is a photo 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 1750 for baptisms and burials and 1756 for marriages.
  
  
• The LFHS has published several marriage and burial indexes for the Horncastle Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The Wesleyan Methodists had a small chapel here, built in 1802 and rebuilt in 1836. The Primitive Methodists built theirs in 1839. 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 Tetford sub-district of the Horncastle Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which begain in July, 1837.
  
  

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Description and Travel

Fulletby is both a village and a parish in the Wold hills, 3.5 miles northeast of Horncastle, eleven miles south of Louth and eight miles northwest of Spilsby. Belchford parish lies to the north and Salmonby parish to the east. The parish covers about 1,950 acres.

Fulletby village is a small place in a low valley. If you are planning a visit:

• Consider staying at the HIGH BEACON COTTAGE, some 450 feet above sea level with excellent views of the countryside on clear days.
  
  
• There is a Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust Protected Roadside Verge, between Fulletby and West Ashby.
  
  
• Visit our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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History

• The village is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book.
  
  
• In 1841 the village consisted primarily of Mud-and-Stud cottages.
  
  
• In 1849, six Roman urns were dug up in the parish. They appeared to be funery urns as they contained burned bone fragments.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 2973.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer 273 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 Hill Wapentake (Hill Hundred) in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• For current governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• The common fields were enclosed here in 1777.
  
  
• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Horncastle Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• The parish school was built in 1849-50 and could hold 40 children.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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