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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

Ludborough

Census

• The parish was in the Tetney sub-district of the Louth Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Mary.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several Marriage indexes and a Burial index for the Louthesk Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The Primitive, Free and Wesleyan Methodists each had a small 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 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 and Travel

This village and parish are in the northeast 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.
  
  
• See our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Manors

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

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 2995.
  
  
• For a modern map of the area, try: Multimaps.
  
  
• 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 Ludborough 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.

• After the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, this parish became part of the Louth Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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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.
  
  

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