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Hannah (Hannah cum Hagnaby)

Census

• The parish was in the Withern 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

• In 1175, a Premonstratensian Abbey was founded by Herbert de ORREBY in the hamlet of Hagnaby. All the buildings were gone by the 1800s.
  
  
• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Andrew and located in Hannah.
  
  
• The church is a small brick building with a wooden belfry.
  
  
• The church seats 100.
  
  
• There is a photograph of St. Andrew's Church on the Wendy Parkinson Church Photos web site.
  
  
• 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 1559.
  
  
• 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 Withern 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

Hannah is a parish containing two small hamlets; Hannah and Hagnaby. The parish lies about 4 miles northeast of Alford, 2.5 miles from the North Sea and 15 miles southeast of Louth. The parish covers about 1,000 acres.

If you are planning a visit, see:

• See our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 5079.
  
  
• 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 Hannah appears in many old records as Hannay.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• This place was an ancient parish in Lincolnshire and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
  
  
• 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 district governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• Richard BOWIS gave the parish £22 and the overseers used the annual interest to distribute bread to the poor.
  
  
• After the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, this parish became part of the Louth Poor Law Union.
  
  
• Bastardy cases would be heard in the Alford petty sessional hearings.
  
  

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Population

Year	Inhabitants
1801	83
1811	84
1831	97
1841	122
1871	124
1891	85
1901	83
1911	87

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Schools

• The children of this parish attended school in nearby Markby parish.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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