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Huttoft

Census

• The parish was in the Alford sub-district of the Spilsby Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  
  
• The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Margaret.
  
  
• The church is built of stone.
  
  
• The church tower dates from Saxon times.
  
  
• The church was thoroughly restored in 1869 and greatly repaired in 1882. The exterior was restored in 1910.
  
  
• There is a photograph of St. Margaret's Church on the Wendy Parkinson web site.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Margaret's Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register entries start in 1562.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Calcewaith and Candleshoe Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The Int'l Genealogical Index holds some Huttoft baptisms and marriages. Use batch numbers C029301 - C029302 and M029301 - M029302 for your searches.
  
  
• The Wesleyan and Primitive Methodists both had a chapel here. For information and assistance in researching these chapels, see our non-conformist religions page.
  
  
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Alford sub-district of the Spilsby 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 is 5 miles east of Alford, 14 miles southeast of Louth and about 13 miles northeast of Spilsby. The parish borders the North Sea, while the village lies over a mile inland. Anderby and Mumby parishes lie to the south and Sutton on Sea to the north. The parish occupies about 3,500 acres of land.

The village sits on a low hill overlooking the surrounding salt marshes. If you are planning a visit:

• The A52 trunk road passes through the heart of the village as it makes it way north to Mablethorpe.
  
  
• Visit the Radcliffe Donkey Sanctuary at Bridge House Farm on Alford Road.
  
  
• Birdwatching is also popular in the area.
  
  
• Huttoft Bank Pit is protected by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust.
  
  
• Camping is available at nearby: Cherry Tree Site, Cherry Tree Cottage, Huttoft Rd, Sutton, Lincolnshire, LN12 2RU.
  
  
• See our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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History

• Huttoft was just off the Numby Road station on the Louth and East Coast branch of the Great Northern railway.
  
  
• The Coast Guard had a station at Huttoft Bank in the early 1900s.
  
  
• The purebred Lincoln longwool sheep was bred here by Mr. John Tuxworth NEEDHAM.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 5176. (Some sources give TF 5277 for the village proper.)
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey #261 Explorer map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Names, Geographical

• Its ancient name was High Toft. The name Huttoft is a combination of Old English hoe and Old Scandinavian toft, or "homestead on a spur of land". In the 1086 Domesday book, the village is given as Hotot. Many other spelling variations exist, including Huttorp and Huttefte.
  [A. D. Mills, "A Dictionary of English Place-Names," Oxford University Press, 1991]
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• The parish was in the Marsh division of the ancient Calceworth Wapentake in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• For today's governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• An undated charity of the interest on £360, left by W. ROBINSON, was distrubuted between the four most needy poor men of the parish. Their qualification was that they had brought up the most children without parochial relief.
  
  
• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Spilsby Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• A National School was founded here in 1840 and in 1872 had 90 students. It was enlarged in 1874 to hold 112 students.
  
  
• The present school is The Huttoft Primary School. It is not known what historical records are available.
  
  
• See our Schools page for more information on researching school records.
  
  

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