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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

Old Sleaford

Census

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

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Church History

• Old Sleaford Anglican Church was dedicated to St. Giles.
  
  
• There was also an ancient church, dedicated to All Saints, which was in existance until about 1500.
  
  

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Church Records

• One would be wise to check the church records for the adjacent parish of Quarrington. Quarrington was the "mother" parish for Old Sleaford, according to some sources.
  
  
• Old Sleaford is on the I.G.I. for 1561 through 1776 (with gaps).
  
  
• The LFHS has published several marriage and burial indexes for the Lafford Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The Independent (baptist) Chapel was built in 1808. 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 Sleaford sub-district of the Sleaford 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

Old Sleaford is both an ancient parish and the southern part of the town of Sleaford, across the Slea River from New Sleaford. The parish covers about 875 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• A Roman Road used to run through the village from Tattershall to Ancaster. You will find the A163 trunk road an easier route by automobile. The A17 passes just north and the A15 just west of the village.
  
  
• See our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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History

• Old Sleaford is an ancient parish, but was ecclesiastically united with Quarrington parish before 1841.
  
  

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Manors

• The Manor House here was rebuilt in 1500. The site of the old mansion is called Old Place.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 0645.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
  
  
• See our "Maps" page for additional resources.
  
  

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Names, Geographical

• "Old Sleaford" was formerly the other half of one manor, called Eslaforde in the 1086 Domesday Book.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• The parish was in the ancient Flaxwell Wapentake in the North Kesteven division of the county, parts of Kesteven.
  
  
• The parish has also been in the Aswardhurn Wapentake at times.
  
  
• For today's governance, see the North Kesteven District Council.
  
  
• In 1908, the parish boundaries changed when part of New Sleaford was transferred to Old Sleaford.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• Carr's Hospital was founded in 1636 by Sir Robert CARR. It was dedicated for the residence and maintenance of 12 poor men of the surrounding parishes. The hopital was built near the church. It functioned more as an almshouse than a modern hospital.
  
  
• In 1604, Robert CARRE of Aswarby provided a fund for the relief of the poor, aged and disabled people of New and Old Sleaford and Holdingham.
  
  
• The common lands were enclosed here in 1777.
  
  
• After the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, the parish became part of the Sleaford Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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