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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

North Owersby

Census

• The parish was in the Market Rasen 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 St. Martin.
  
  
• The church was rebuilt in 1746 and partially restored in 1888.
  
  
• The church seats 138.
  
  
• There is a popular rhyme sung by children in nearby parishes and villages (origin and date unknown):
  
  

'Owersby parish, wicked people
Sold their bells to build a steeple'

• A photograph of St. Martin's church is at the Wendy Parkinson English Church Photographs site.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Martin's church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1559.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Westwold Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The Wesleyans had a chapel here, built in 1856, and the Free Methodists built their's in 1881. The Wesleyan chapel was rebuilt in 1908. For information and assistance in researching this chapel, 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

This village and parish are 6 miles northwest of Market Rasen. The parish covers over 3,400 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• Visit our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Manors

• Old Hall was formerly the residence of a branch of the MONSON family.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 0694.
  
  
• 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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Names, Geographical

• North Owersby is also called Long Owersby.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• The parish was in the north division of the ancient Walshcroft Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• Kelly's 1913 Directory of Lincolnshire places this parish, perhaps erroneously, in the East Lindsey division of the county.
  
  
• Parish boundaries have varied over the centuries, so check neighboring parishes for your family.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• In 1871, the lord of the manor provided £5 as an annual dole for the poor of the parish.
  
  
• After the passage of the Poor Law Amendment Act in 1834, this parish became part of the Caistor Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• The Free School was founded by Alexander WRAWBY in 1705.
  
  
• In 1912, The Free School could hold 100 children, but average attendance was 80.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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