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Ludborough

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Archives & Libraries

The Library at Louth will prove useful in your research.

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Cemeteries

Bill HENDERSON has a photograph of Saint Mary's churchyard on Geo-graph, taken in December, 2011,

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Census

  • The parish was in the Tetney sub-district of the Louth Registration District.
     
  • Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
     
  • The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
Census
Year
Piece No.
1841H.O. 107 / 639
1851H.O. 107 / 2112
1861R.G. 9 / 2387
1871R.G. 10 / 3410
1881R.G. 11 / 3266
1891R.G. 12 / 2611
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Church History

  • The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Mary.
     
  • The church is built of White chalk stone and Ancaster stone in the early English style.
     
  • There are traces of 13th century work in the church.
     
  • The church was unroofed by a gale in 1858. This caused extensive repairs to be made, with the effort completed in 1860.
     
  • The church seats 220.
     
  • Richard CROFT has a photograph of St. Mary's Church on Geo-graph, taken in June, 2006.
     
  • Here is a photo of St. Mary's church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
     
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Church Records

  • The Anglican parish register dates from 1601.
     
  • We have the beginnings of a Parish Register Extract text file to which your additions and corrections would be welcomed.
     
  • The Lincolnshire FHS has published several Marriage indexes and a Burial index for the Louthesk Deanery to make your search easier.
     
  • The Wesleyan Methodists chapel was built in 1844.
     
  • The Primitive and Free Methodists each had a small chapel here as well. The Primitie Methodists opened in 1861.
     
  • 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 Tetney sub-district of the Louth Registration District.
     
  • Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
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Description & Travel

This village and parish are in the north-east of Lincolnshire, 146 miles north of London and only 6 miles north of Louth. The parish covers about 2,000 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

  • By automobile, take the A16 between Grimsby and Louth. Ludborough is about midway between the two towns.
     
  • Pasenger rail service to the village ceased in the mid-1900s, but you should be able to find bus service from Louth or Grimsby.
     
  • Chris ? has a photograph of the Bus Shelter on the Village Green at Geo-graph, taken in November, 2012.
     
  • Tourists (and locals) love to ride the Lincolnshire Wolds Railway which starts in Ludborough.
     
  • See our touring page for visitor services.
You can see pictures of Ludborough which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

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History

  • This village was once a Roman settlement.
     
  • John BEAL has a photograph of the Livesey Arms Public House on Geo-graph, taken in March, 2007.
     
  • Ian S. also has a photograph of the Livesey Arms on Geo-graph, taken in September, 2014.
     
  • These are the names associated with the Livesey Arms Public House in various directories:
     
YearPerson
1861John LUCAS, farmer
1868Thos. MARSHALL, farmer
1872Thomas MARSHALL, farmer
1882Hy. WHITWORTH, farmer
1900Charles HEWSON
1905Charles HEWSON
1913Charles Clark HEWSON
1930Benj, Alfd. MUMBY

Henry WHITWORTH, above, was born in Authorpe, LIN, circa 1828. His wife Lucy was from Maltby le Marsh.

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Manors

  • The Manor House is listed as "very ancient", but was modernised around 1870.
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Maps

  • See our Maps page for additional resources.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TF295954 (Lat/Lon: 53.43981, -0.051756), Ludborough which are provided by:

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Military History

  • Ian S. has a photograph of the War Memorial on Geo-graph, taken in September, 2014.
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Politics & Government

  • The parish was in the ancient Ludborough Wapentake in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
     
  • You may contact the local Lucborough Parish Council regarding civic or poolitical matters, but they are neither funded nor staffed to help you with family history searches.
     
  • For today's district governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

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Population

YearInhabitants
1801254
1811234
1831322
1841321
1871378
1881347
1891284
1901239
1911233
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Schools

  • The school here was endowed with £7 from the Lord of the Manor, but it has not been paid since 1780.
     
  • A Church School was built in 1863, supported by subscription and the scholars' weekly pence.
     
  • See our Schools page for more information on researching school records.