Heydour
- The parish was in the Grantham sub-district of the Grantham Registration District.
- Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
Census
Year |
Piece No. |
| 1871 |
R.G. 10 / 3350 & 3363 |
- The present Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Michael and All Angels and contains monuments to the NEWTON family.
- It was built in Norman times.
- The church seats about 200.
- Kelby (also: Chileby or Chillebi) was a chapelry of Heydour. The Anglican church in Kelby was dedicated to St. Andrew and was built in the Norman era. The tower and spire were rebuilt in 1850. The registers are included with those of Heydour.
- Photographs of the Anglican Church at Heydour and the one at Kelby are at the Wendy Parkinson English Church Photographs site.
- Here is a photo of St. Michael's Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
- Here is a photo of Kelby's St. Andrew's Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
- Parish registers date from 1559 and include Kelby and Culverthorpe.
- The Lincolnshire FHS has a Loan Library service which has the parish registers on microfiche for Baptisms from 1559 to 1812 and Marriages from 1559 to 1812.
- Heydour is covered in the National Burial Index (NBI) for 1813 - 1900.
- Parish registers are on file at the Society of Genealogists, covering 1559 to 1837.
- The LFHS has published several indexes for the Loveden Deanery to make your search easier.
- The Primitive Methodists had a chapel here, erected in 1859 and rebuilt in 1899. For information and assistance in researching these chapels, see our non-conformist religions page.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the Grantham sub-district of the Grantham Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
This village and parish lies just over six miles east northeast of Grantham and five miles southwest of Sleaford. Welby parish is just to the west, with Aunsby parish to the east and Braceby to the south. The parish covers about 2,800 acres and includes the hamlets of Aisby (Azeby), Oseby (Ozeby or Oasby), Culverthorpe and Kelby.
The village of Heydour is just west of the A15 trunk road at Swarby. If you are planning a visit:
- Take the A15 south from Sleaford and turn west at Swarby or take the A153 east out of Sleaford and turn south at Wilsford.
- The national grid reference is TF 0039.
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- Traces of a Roman villa were discovered near Aisby.
- Ancaster stone, used in the construction of many Lincolnshire buildings, was quarried here. In 1871, the local quarries were leased to Mr. William THOMPSON of Grantham.
- A Millenium Green was established near Aisby in the year 2000.
- In 1841 and 1871, the principal landowner was John Archer HOUBLON.
- In 1913, the principal landowner was Col. George B. ARCHER-HOUBLON.
- In a field west of the church was the location of a large mansion (or castle) built in the reign of King Stephen by one of the BUSSEY family, who were seated here until about 1609. Only faint traces remain.
- Culverthorpe Hall, a building in the Italian style, was the seat of the NEWTON family. On January 4th, 1733, the last male heir to that family, John NEWTON, Viscount Coningsby, was stolen from his cradle by a pet monkey. Being pursued, the monkey fled to the roof of the hall and dropped the infant over the parapet, killing him. The father, Sir Michael NEWTON, died on April 6th, 1743. The Countess died in 1761.
- The national grid reference is TF 0039.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
- See our Maps page for resources.
- The name Heydour is of uncertain origin. The first part may come from the Old English heg or "hay". The village is not listed in the 1086 Domesday Book, but Aisby is.
- The name Heydour is often listed in old records as Haydor. It also appears spelled as: Hather, Haydour and Heidure.
- The name Oseby is often spelled in a varity of ways, such as Ozeby or Oasby.
- White's 1871 Directory contains: BOOTH, CLOSE, COLLISHAW, DALE, DEEDES, DENNIS, EXTON, HEDWORTH, HOYES, LANE, LONGLAND, QUINNINGBOROUGH, ROLLINSON, SARDESON, SELBY, SINGLETON, SMITH, TAFT, WAKEFIELD, WATERS, WEIGHTMAN, WELBOURN and WILSON.
- Kelly's 1913 Directory contains: ALDERDRON, COX, CRAWFORD, DALE, KIRK, LANE, LONGLAND, NIXON, ROLLINSON, SARDESON, SELBY, THOMPSON, WAKEFIELD, WARD and WEIGHTMAN.
- The parish was in the ancient Winnibriggs Wapentake in the South Kesteven district in the parts of Kesteven.
- Culverthorpe is in the Aswardhurn Wapentake.
- Kelby was a seperate parish in olden times.
- For today's local governance, contact the South Kesteven District Council.
- Care of the poor dates back to at least 1756 when John HILTON left the interest on £20 for their care. That charity lapsed in the late 19th century.
- In 1803 when the fields were enclosed, 500 acres were set aside to raise funds for the poor.
- As a result of the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, the parish became part of the Grantham Poor Law Union.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
199 |
| 1841 |
370 |
| 1871 |
346 |
| 1891 |
399 |
| 1911 |
471 |
- Heydour had a school long before many other parishes. It was rebuilt in 1835, but no records retained from that earlier time.
- The school was enlarged to seat 150 children and converted to a Public Elementary School in 1885.
- For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
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[Last updated: 15-May-2009 - Louis R. Mills]
