Lusby
- The parish was in the Tetford sub-district of the Horncastle Registration District.
- Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
Census
Year |
Piece No. |
| 1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2371 & 2375 |
| 1871 |
R.G. 10 / 3383 |
| 1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2599 |
- The Church of St. Peter is a small structure of Norman origin, having seats for 80 worshipers. Inside is a brass plate from circa 1600.
- The parish church is medieval and is described in Pevsner's, "The Buildings of England - Lincolnshire."
- The Church was restored in 1892.
- Here is a photo of St. Peter's Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
- The parish register dates fromn 1691.
- The Lincolnshire Archives has the parish register baptisms 1690-1812, marriages 1691-1836, and burials1691-1812 on deposit. The Bishop's Transcripts there begin in 1562 but there will be many gaps.
- The LFHS has published several marriage and burial indexes for the Bolingbroke Deanery to make your search easier.
- The Wesleyan Methodists 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.
- The parish was in the Tetford sub-district of the Horncastle Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which started in July, 1837.
Lusby is both a village and a parish in the Wold hills, 4.5 miles west of Spilsby and 6 miles east of Horncastle. Hagworthingham parish lies to the north and Asgarby parish to the south. The parish covered about 760 acres in 1842, increasing to 1,075 (including a Fen allotment of 212 acres) by 1872. In 1900, the parish covered about 880 acres. The parish has been a predominatly agricultural settlement over the centuries.
Lusby village is on a road that runs from Hagworthingham south to East Kirkby. If you are planning a visit:
- Take the B1195 road between Horncastle and Spilsby. The village is one mile south of Hagworthingham.
- See our touring page for visitor services.
- The parish is mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book and is recorded as having a church, a priest and a mill as well as outlying land (berewic) in Hagworthingham, a larger village nearby.
- In 1842, the principal landowner was Mrs. Sarah BRACKENBURY, lady of the manor.
- In 1882, the principal landowners were the Ecclesiastical Commissioners.
- Lusby Manor is mentioned in early 20th century directories, but no details are provided.
- The national grid reference is TF 3367.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer 273 map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- The name comes from the Old Scandinavian Lutr+by for "village of Lutr" and appeared in the 1086 Domesday Book as Luzeby.
[A. D. Mills, "A Dictionary of English Place-Names," Oxford University Press, 1991].
- White's 1842 Directory lists the following people in the parish: Richd. CLARK, Jervis GOODWIN, Samuel JOLL, Joseph LILL, John MATTHEWS, Wm. NICHOLSON and Robert ROBINSON.
- White's 1872 Directory lists the following people in the parish: Robert BELL, Henry BRUMLEY, Jas. BURRELL, Jarvis GOODWIN, Mrs. Mary Ann HARDY, Henry MARCH, Joseph Samuel ROBINSON, Thomas ROBINSON and Robert STONES.
- White's 1882 Directory lists the following people in the parish: Robert BELL, Rev. Brackenbury Dickson BOGIE, Henry BRUMBY, -- DRACASS, John EVISON, Jarvis GOODWIN, John HOLDCROSS, Henry MARCH, William PALETHORPE, Mrs. Betsy PROCTOR, Alfred ROBINSON, Robert STONES and Richard TOYNO.
- Kelly's 1900 Directory lists the following people in the parish: Salisbury BOND Jnr., Henry BRUMBY, John EVISON, Charles Thomas LETTICE, John PROCTOR and Alfd. ROBINSON.
- Kelly's 1913 Directory lists the following people in the parish: Rev. Clement Hy. W. BELLAIRS, Salisbury BOND Jnr., Henry BRUMBY, Arthur William JOHNSON, Brothers LETTICE, John PROCTOR, Alfred ROBINSON and George WATSON.
- The parish was in the East division of the ancient Bolingbroke Wapentake in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
- The parish was also in the Bolingbroke Soke.
- For today's governance, see the East Lindsey Govt. Council.
- In the early 1800's, the Parishes Houses were a building divided into six tenements, occupied by the poor.
- In 1842, the parish poor had a yearly rent-charge of 3s. 4d. from a farm in Hagworthingham.
- As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Horncastle Poor Law Union.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
89 |
| 1811 |
90 |
| 1821 |
126 |
| 1831 |
140 |
| 1841 |
110 |
| 1851 |
109 |
| 1871 |
120 |
| 1881 |
122 |
| 1891 |
83 |
| 1911 |
91 |
- The parish school was built here prior to 1872 to serve the needs of both Lusby and Asgarby parish. Some Winceby students attended, too.
- For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
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[Last updated: 14-November-2012 - Louis R. Mills]
