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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

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Newton by Toft

Census

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

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Michael and was built in the Norman period.
  
  
• The church was rebuilt in 1860.
  
  
• The church seats only about 80.
  
  
• A photograph of Saint Michael's Church is at the Wendy Parkinson English Church Photographs site.
  
  
• Here is a photograph of St. Michael's Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1592.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Westwold Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The Wesleyan Methodists built a chapel here before 1900. 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 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

Newton-by-Toft is a village and a parish, 4 miles west of Market Rasen and about 11 miles northeast of the City of Lincoln. The parish covers about 1,010 acres. Faldingworth parish lies to the south.

If you are planning a visit:

• See our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 0587.
  
  
• 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 Walshcroft Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey in the 19th century.
  
  
• Kelly's 1913 Directory of Lincolnshire places the parish in the East 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.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• A Public Elementary School was built here in 1874 to hold up to 50 children. Average attendance in 1899 was 12.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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