Hatton
- The parish was in the Wragby sub-district of the Horncastle Registration District.
- Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Stephen.
- The current church was built in 1870 of red brick.
- The old church at Hatton was demolished in 1870, and there is a picture of
the old church building inside the present one.
- The church seats about 150.
- Here is a photo of Saint Stephen's Church, taken by (and copyright of) Ron Cole.
- The Anglican parish register dates from the year 1552.
- There are also register entries for this parish in Baumber for 1695-1799.
- The LFHS has published several marriage indexes for the Horncastle Deanery to make your search easier.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the Wragby sub-district of the Horncastle Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
Hatton is both a village and a parish in the Wolds, six miles northwest of Horncastle and about two and half miles west of Wragby. Panton parish lies to the north and Minting to the south. The parish covers about 1,800 acres.
If you are planning a visit:
- The national grid reference is TF 1776.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act reforms, the parish became part of the Horncastle Poor Law Union on 16th January 1837.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
104 |
| 1831 |
165 |
| 1871 |
207 |
| 1891 |
157 |
| 1911 |
166 |
- A "mixed" Public Elementary School was built here prior to 1900.
- For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
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[Last updated: 15-May-2008 - Louis R. Mills]
