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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

Horkstow

Census

• The parish was in the Barton sub-district of the Glanford Brigg 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. Maurice.
  
  
• There is a photograph of St. Maurice Church on the Wendy Parkinson Church Photos web site.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Maurice's Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Yarborough 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 Barton sub-district of the Glanford Brigg 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

This village and parish are 4 miles southwest of Barton-on-Humber. The parish covers just over 2,000 acres. The parish is bounded on the west by the River Ancholme and to the south by Saxby All Saints parish.

The village sits along both sides of the B1204 arterial road and less than a mile east of the River Ancholme. If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, take the B1204 arterial road south from South Ferriby.
  
  
• The road leading from Horkstow to the top of the Wold was/is called Piggery Hill by the locals as there were fields which were penned off into smaller enclosures, each with it's own hut for the pigs kept there. [Kevin R. Shucksmith]
  
  
• Visit our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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History

• A suspension bridge was built from this parish over the River Ancholme in 1844.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is SE 9818.
  
  
• 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

• For governance, the parish was in the ancient Yarborough Wapentake in the Glanford district and parts of Lindsey.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• After the Poor Law Act of 1834, this parish was part of the Glanford Brigg Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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