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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

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Harrington

Census

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

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Mary.
  
  
• The church is a building of Somersby sandstone and Ancaster stone. It replaced an earlier church in the parish. The church was rebuilt in 1854-5.
  
  
• The church seats about 200.
  
  
• There is a photograph of St. Mary's Church on the Wendy Parkinson Church Photos web site.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Mary's Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The parish register dates from 1697.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Bolingbroke Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The church was placed in the Rural Deanery of Hill as diocese boundaries changed.
  
  
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
  
  
• A rather sad epitaph, marking the end of a family line, is in Harrington. It is to Thomas Copledike who died childless, in spite of two marriages, in 1658 aged 72.
  
  

"Of ancient stock here lies ye last and best
Who hath attained to his eternal rest.
This monument bespeakes not him alone
It saith the familie with him is gone.
But heaven receiveth saints. They'r happy then
Which live as saints, although they die like men."

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Spilsby 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

Harrington is both a village and a parish. It is located 6 miles west of Alford and 8 miles eastnortheast of Horncastle. The parish covers about 1,065 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

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

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Manors

• Harrington Hall was built by a member of the COPPLEDIKE family in the reign of Henry VII or Henry VIII. The date of 1681 appears on the weather vane.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 3671.
  
  
• 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 ancient Hill Wapentake (or Hill Hundred) 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, this parish became part of the Spilsby Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• The children of this parish attend school at Brinkhill parish.
  
  
• See our Schools page for more information on researching school records.
  
  

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