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Garthorpe

Note: Garthorpe is NOT an ancient parish of Lincolnshire. Prior to 1900 it was a township in Luddington parish. There is also a Garthorpe in Leicester.

Description and Travel

Garthorpe is NOT one of the eight original parishes in the Isle of Axholme, but for centuries it was a township in that far northwest corner of Lincolnshire. See the histories and descriptions provided by the Isle of Axholme FHS.

Garthorpe was once part of a river island, having the Meredyke on the south, the Trent on the east and the Old River Don on the north and west.

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Census

• The parish was in the Swinefleet sub-district of the Goole 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

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Mary.
  
  
• The church was built around 1913.
  
  
• The church seats 120.
  
  
• Here is a photo of Saint Mary's Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyrights).
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Swinefleet sub-district of the Goole Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
  
  

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History

• Histories and descriptions of Garthorpe are provided by the Isle of Axholme FHS.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is SE 8419.
  
  
• 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

• In the 1086 Domesday Book, the village name is rendered as Gerulftorp, from the Old Scandinavian "hamlet of (a man named) Geirulfr".
  [A. D. Mills, "A Dictionary of English Place-Names," Oxford University Press, 1991]
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• Prior to 1900 this parish was a township and village in Luddington parish.
  
  
• The parish was in the West division of the ancient Manley Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• In the 1972 government redistricting, Garthorpe became part of the Boothferry District, which is now in the County of Humberside (formerly Lindsey, Lincolnshire).
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

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

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Population

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Schools

• A Public Elementary School was built here in 1852.
  
  
• See our Schools page for more information on researching school records.
  
  

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Societies

• The local genealogical society is the Isle of Axholme FHS.
  
  

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