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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

North Somercotes

Cemeteries

• A one-acre cemetery was formed in January, 1880.
  
  

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Census

• The parish was in the Saltfleet sub-district of the Louth 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. Peter.
  
  
• The church was restored in 1908 and a new oak pulpit was presented to the church in 1913.
  
  
• The church seats 450 people.
  
  
• The parish had a mission room that could hold 210 people.
  
  
• 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 1558.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several Marriage indexes and a Burial index for the Louthesk Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The Wesleyan Methodists rebuilt a chapel here in 1836. The Free Methodists and the Primitive Methosdists also built chapels here in 1865 and 1855. 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 Saltfleet 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

North Somercotes is a village and a parish 10 miles northeast of Louth. The parish sits on the banks of the North Sea and covers about 6,000 acres. The north end of the parish was formerly a salt marsh of 300 acres called the "Fitties".

If you are planning a visit:

• See our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 4296.
  
  
• 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 Louth Eske 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.

• The marsh of the two Somercotes was enclosed in 1630. The Common Lands were enclosed in 1841.
  
  
• 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

• A National School was rebuilt here in 1854. It served both North and South Somercotes. A girls' room was added in 1875.
  
  
• A book mapping the history of North Somercotes CE Primary School - "300 Years of North Somercotes Primary School" was published in 1991, written by Terry Aldridge and Chris Sturman.
  
  
• Birkbeck School & Community Arts College is on Keeling Street, LN11 7PN.
  
  
• See our Schools page for more information on researching school records.
  
  

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