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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

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Ingoldsby

Census

• The parish was in the Colsterworth sub-district of the Grantham Registration District.
  
  
• In an 1890 re-organization, the parish was allocated to the new "Grantham South" 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:
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Bartholomew.
  
  
• The church seats 200.
  
  
• There is a photograph of St. Bartholomew Church on the Wendy Parkinson web site under her "Still more Lincolnshire churches".
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Bartholomew Church (Ron Cole retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1566.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Beltisloe 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 Colsterworth sub-district of the Grantham Registration District.
  
  
• In an 1890 re-organization, the parish was allocated to the new "Grantham South" sub-district of the Grantham 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 lies 5 miles north of Corby and 8.5 miles southeast of Grantham. The hamlet of Scotland lies in this parish, northwest of the village. The parish covers almost 2,400 acres.

If you are planning a visit, see:

• Visit the village website for an arial photo and current events.
  
  
• By automobile, take the B1176 arterial road southeast out of Grantham and turn left (east) at Boothby Pagnall.
  
  
• See our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 0130.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer #248 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

• The parish was in the North division of the ancient Beltisloe Wapentake in the South Kesteven district in the parts of Kesteven.
  
  
• Just prior to 1842, the parish was taken from the Aswardhurn Wapentake and re-assigned to Beltisloe.
  
  
• For today's district governance, contact the South Kesteven District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• As a result of the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, the parish became part of the Grantham Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

Year	Inhabitants
1801	254
1841	402
1851	407
1861	427
1871	407
1891	361
1911	262

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Schools

• A Public Elementary School (mixed) was built here in 1880 to hold up to 105 children.
  
  
• Ingoldsby Primary School has their own web site, but no historical documents are online.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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