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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

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Irby on Humber

Census

• The parish was in the Grimsby sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
  
  
• In 1890, the Caistor Registration District was split in two and this parish became part of the Grimsby 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. Andrew.
  
  
• The church was built in Norman times, with monuments dating to 1493.
  
  
• The church was restored in 1883.
  
  
• The church seats 120.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Andrew Church (Ron Cole retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1558.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a 1641/2 Protestation Return for the Haverstoe Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The Wesleyan Methodists had a chapel built here in 1884. For information and assistance in researching this chapel, 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 Grimsby sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
  
  
• In 1890, the Caistor Registration District was split in two and this parish became part of the Grimsby Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration beginning in July 1837.
  
  

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Description and Travel

Irby upon Humber is both a parish and a village in northern Lincolnshire. Perhaps misnamed, the parish does not sit on the banks of the Humber. The parish lies 6 miles inland of Grimsby and is 6 miles northeast of Caistor. The parish covers about 1,800 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• See our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Manors

• Irby was the ancient seat of the HOLLES and MALET families.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TA 1904.
  
  
• 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

• The parish was in the ancient Bradley Haverstoe Wapentake in the Central Lindsey district and parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• Kelly's 1913 Directory of Lincolnshire places the parish in the North Lindsey district of the county.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Caistor Poor Law Union.
  
  
• In 1890, this parish was transferred to the new Grimsby Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• A Public Elementary School was built here in 1867.
  
  
• See our Schools page for more information on researching school records.
  
  

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