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Grimoldby

Census

• The parish was in the Saltfleet 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:
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Edith. It was built of stone.
  
  
• In 1876 the chancel was restored.
  
  
• The church seats about 220.
  
  
• A photograph of the Anglican parish church is at the Wendy Parkinson English Church Photographs site.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Edith's church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1558.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several Marriage indexes and a Burial index for the Louthesk Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• A Weslyean Methodist chapel was built here, along with the Primitive Methodists and the United Methodists. 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 Saltfleet sub-district of the Louth 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

Grimoldby is a village and a parish 5 miles east of Louth in Lincolnshire. The parish of covers over 1,800 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, take the B1200 arterial road south and east out of Louth toward Saltfleetby. Grimoldby is just north off of the roadway about halfway to Saltfleetby.
  
  
• There is a caravan park just west of the village.
  
  
• Visit our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 3988.
  
  
• For a modern map of the area, try: Multimaps.
  
  
• 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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Politics and Governance

• The parish was in the Middle Marsh division of the ancient Louth Eske 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.

• The Common Lands were enclosed here in 1767.
  
  
• After the Poor Law Amedment Act of 1834, this parish became part of the Louth Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• A Public Elementary School for both Grimoldby and Manby was built here in 1871 to hold 114 children.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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