Howell
Note: The parish of Howell is often listed as part of Asgarby parish.
- The parish was in the Heckington sub-district of the Sleaford Registration District.
- In an 1890 district re-organisation, the parish was placed in the "Sleaford" sub-district of the Sleaford Registration District.
- Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Oswald.
- The church appears to be of Norman origin (14th century). It was restored in 1870.
- The church is small, seating only about 50 persons.
- Here is a photo of Saint Oswald's Church, taken by (and copyright of) Ron Cole.
- The parish register dates from 1710.
- The Lincolnshire FHS has a Loan Library service which has the parish registers on microfiche for Baptisms from 1563 to 1812 and Marriages from 1563 to 1811.
- The LFHS has published several marriage and burial indexes for the Lafford Deanery to make your search easier.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the Heckington sub-district of the Sleaford Registration District.
- In an 1890 district re-organisation, the parish was placed in the "Sleaford" sub-district of the Sleaford Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which started in July, 1837.
Howell is both a parish and a small village in the Wold hills, about four miles east of Sleaford. Ewerby parish lies to the north, Heckington parish to the south. The parish covers about 1,450 acres.
If you are planning a visit:
- By automobile, take the A17 trunk road east from Sleaford and turn north at Heckington.
- See our touring page for more sources.
- In 1885, Asgarby Fenn and Carr Dyke Bank were transferred from Asgarby to Howell parish.
- The manor, anciently called Huwell or Heuwell, was long held by a knighly family of the same name. Eventually it passed to the HEBDEN family, who possessed it for more than a century. It then descended by marriage to the DYMOKE family. It was sold in 1803 by J. C. L. CALCRAFT.
- The national grid reference is TF 1346.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer #261 map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
- See our "Maps" page for additional resources.
- White's 1842 Directory of Lincolnshire lists these person in the parish: Ebenezer BROOKES, Edward BROOKES, William HALL, John RIPPON and George SARDESON.
- White's 1872 Directory of Lincolnshire lists these person in the parish: William Bell BALDWICK, John Walter DUDDING and Henry SARDESON.
- White's 1882 Directory of Lincolnshire lists these person in the parish: John Walter DUDDING, William HOLMES, Henry SARDESON and the Rev. John C. C. UNDERWOOD.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
75 |
| 1841 |
72 |
| 1871 |
86 |
| 1881 |
89 |
| 1891 |
73 |
- The parish has a long-standing entitlement to send two free scholars to the school at Ewerby.
- The parish is part of the Ewerby school district. The children of the parish attended school at Heckington.
- For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
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[Last updated: 17-May-2008 - Louis R. Mills]
