Horsington
- Some time before 1770, the parishioners purchased a burial ground, about an acre in size, which lies a little over a mile from the Anglican church.
- The parish was in the Horncastle sub-district of the Horncastle Registration District.
- The North Lincolnshire Library holds copies of the census returns for 1841 and 1881.
- Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
Census
Year |
Piece No. |
| 1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2368 |
| 1871 |
R.G. 10 / 3382 |
| 1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2598 |
- The Anglican parish church was dedicated to All Saints and was originally a thatched structure.
- The original church fell into ruins in the mid-1800s. A temporary structure was used for a few years for services.
- The church was rebuilt of red brick with stone dressings in 1860 and dedicated to All Saints.
- A photograph of the Anglican church is at the Wendy Parkinson English Church Photographs site.
- Here is a photo of All Saints Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
- Parish registers exist from October 1558. Bishop's Transcripts exist from 1561.
- The LFHS has published several marriage indexes for the Horncastle Deanery to make your search easier.
- The Lincolnshire Archives have the general register deposited for 1558 through 1673 as well as some later dates.
- The Wesleyan Methodists builkt a chapel here in 1837. The Primitive Methodists built a chapel here in 1819. The parish is now part of the Horncastle and Bardney Circuit. The Lincolnshire FHS has a fiche listing some "Lincolnshire Methodist Membership Lists - Horncastle and Grimsby areas, 1769 to 1823." Also, check our Non-Conformist Church Records page for additional resources.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the Horncastle sub-district of the Horncastle Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
Horsington is both a village and a parish. The parish lies about five miles west of Horncastle. The parish itself is bounded on the north by Wispington parish, to the west by Bucknall, on the south by Stixwould and on the east by Woodhall. One arm of the parish slips under Bucknall and ends at the River Witham on the southwest. The parish is in the western edge of The Wolds and covers about 1,900 acres.
The parish includes the ancient village of Horsington and a number of scattered farms in the area. The village is about 3 and 1/2 miles east of the River Witham. If you are planning a visit:
- By automobile, it is probably easiest to take the B1190 west out of Horncastle.
- P C Coaches provides bus service trom Cheery WIllingham to Horncastle, passing thru the parish. See the transport page for more information.
- Visit our touring page for more sources.
- From time immemorial, five acres of land have belonged to the parish for the repairs of the Anglican church.
- Stop by the Elder Tree Inn and ask about their history. The photo is by Richard CROFT.
- In 1871, the greater part of the parish was held by Magdalen College, Oxford. Other landowners included Christopher and Jabez TURNOR, the Reverend Francis H. DEANE and Mrs. CLAYTON.
- In 1913, the principal landowners included Magdalen College, WIlliam LANE-CLAYPON of Hertfordshire and Mr. Elton SCOTT of Horsington.
- The national grid reference is TF 1968.
- An Ordnance Survey "Explorer 273" map will show detail of 2.5 inches to 1 mile scale.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- The name derives from the Old English Horsa+ing+tun, meaning "estate or farm belonging to Horsa". It appears in the 1086 Domesday Book as Horsintone.
A. D. Mills, "A Dictionary of English Place-Names," Oxford University Press, 1991.
- White's 1872 Directory lists the following surnames in the parish: ABLEWHITE, BELTON, BROWN, CHAFOX, CHAPMAN, CLIFTON, COX, CROFT, CUMMINS, DEANE, DUCKERING, ELMITT, ELVIN, FREEMAN, GRAYSON, GREEN, JACKSON, KEELEY, MAJOR, PRIESTLEY, ROBERTS, SCOTT, SHARP, SKINN, STOTHARD, TIMSON, WALTER and WHALER.
- Kelley's 1913 Directory lists the following surnames in the parish: ABLEWHITE, BATES, BLADES, BROWN, CHAPMAN, CLIFTON, COOK, CROFT, CUMMINS, FOWLER, GOODYEAR, GREEN, HILL, MOORE, NEWTON, PINCHBECK, POUCHER, ROOK, SCOTT, SIDEBOTTOM, SIMPSON, TINKER, WALTER and WRIGHT.
- This place was an ancient parish in Lincoln county and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
- The parish was in the southwest division of the ancient Gartree Soke in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
- In April, 1936, this parish gained 623 acres from Edlington Civil Parish.
- For today's district governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
- The Lincolnshire Archives have settlement examionations and removal orders for 1703 through 1850 as well as some bastardy bonds for 1772 through 1834.
- The Common Fields were enclosed here in 1760 and about 290 acres were allocated to the church in lieu of tithes.
- As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Horncastle Poor Law Union on 16th January 1837.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
183 |
| 1811 |
216 |
| 1821 |
322 |
| 1831 |
323 |
| 1841 |
345 |
| 1851 |
399 |
| 1871 |
397 |
| 1881 |
360 |
| 1891 |
266 |
| 1901 |
220 |
| 1911 |
224 |
- A National School was built here in 1861 and was attended by over 60 students in 1871. By 1913 that count had dropped to 30.
- For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
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[Last updated: 25-October-2012 - Louis R. Mills]
