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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

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Linwood (Lynwood or Lynwode)

Census

• The parish was in the Market Rasen sub-district of the Caistor 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. Cornelius.
  
  
• The tower was built in 1500. Portions of the church were rebuilt in 1854 and the building was restored in 1863. In 1876, the roof was raised.
  
  
• The church seats about 150.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Cornelius Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican Church parish register dates from 1620.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Westwold 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 Market Rasen sub-district of the Caistor 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 parish is 2 miles south of Market Rasen, 12 miles south of Caistor and 147 miles north of London. Within the settlement is Lynwood House and Lynwode Lodge and the road connecting it to Market Rasen, to the north, is called Linwood Road. The railway line between Market Rasen and Lincoln lies to the west. The parish covers almost 2,400 acres.

The village of Linwood is easy to find. If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, take the B1202 trunk road south from Market Rasen for about two miles.
  
  
• There is camping and a caravan site between Market Rasen and Linwood.
  
  
• Visit our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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Manors

• The original Lynwode Manor was just a ruin by 1912. It was replaced with a more modern Lynwode Manor, occupied in 1912 by Lieut.-Col. Ingram Cosmo CONWAY-GORDON.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 1086.
  
  
• 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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Names, Geographical

• The name appears in records in a variety of ways: Linwood, Lynwood, Lynwode.
  
  
• Reportedly, the ancient name of the parish is Lynwode, from a family of Lyndowode or Lynwood, former owners.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• The parish was in the ancient Walshcroft Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  

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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.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• There was a school here prior to 1842, but details are lacking.
  
  
• A Public Elementary School was built here in 1862 to hold up to 54 children. In both 1900 and 1912, average attendance was 22.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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