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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

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Normanby le Wold

Note: There is more than one Normanby in Lincolnshire.

Census

• The parish was in the Caistor 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 Saint Peter.
  
  
• The church tower is over 700 years old.
  
  
• The church was restored in 1868.
  
  
• The church seats 160.
  
  
• The church is a Grade II listed building with British Heritage.
  
  
• There is a photograph of St. Peter's Church is at the Wendy PARKINSON English Church Photographs site.
  
  
• Richard CROFT has a photograph of St. Peter's Church on Geo-graph, taken in February, 2008.
  
  
• Here is a photo of the Church of St. Peter taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1561.
  
  
• 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 Caistor 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 village and parish are at one of the highest points in Lincolnshire at 543 feet above sea level. The parish lies 5 miles south of Caistor and covers just under 2,000 acres. Walesby parish lies to the south and Thoresway parish to the east.

If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, take the B1225 secondary road south out of Caistor for 5 miles.
  
  
• Visit our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 1294.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Today's district governance is provided by the West 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 Caistor Poor Law Union.
  
  
• Bastardy cases would be heard in the Market Rasen petty session hearings.
  
  

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Population

Year	Inhabitants
1801	77
1831	122
1841	129
1871	162
1891	139
1911	196

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Schools

• The children of this parish attended school at Claxby parish.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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