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Pilham

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Archives & Libraries

The Gainsborough Library is an excellent resource with both a Local History section and a Family History section.

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Census

  • The parish was in the Scotter sub-district of the Gainsborough Registration District.
     
  • Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
     
  • The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
Census
Year
Piece No.
1851H.O. 107 / 2119
1861R.G. 9 / 2406
1871R.G. 10 / 3441
1891R.G. 12 / 2632
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Church History

  • The Anglican parish church is dedicated to All Saints.
     
  • The church tower was rebuilt in 1884.
     
  • There is a photograph of All Saints Church on the Wendy PARKINSON Church Photos web site.
     
  • Richard CROFT has a photograph of All Saints Church on Geo-graph, taken in 2005.
     
  • Here is a photo of All Saints Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
     
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Church Records

  • The Anglican parish register dates from 1677.
     
  • The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Corringham 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 Scotter sub-district of the Gainsborough Registration District.
     
  • Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which started in July, 1837.
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Description & Travel

Pilham is both a village and a parish about four and a half miles northeast of Gainsborough and about 153 miles north of London. The parish is small, covering only about 665 acres and includes the hamlet of Gilby.

The village of Pilham lies on a rise, just east of the Gainsborough Road (the A159). If you are planning a visit:

You can see pictures of Pilham which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

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Manors

  • In 1840, Pilham Hall was the seat of William WELFITT.
     
  • In 1900, Pilham Hall was the residence of Hermann D. MARSHALL.
     
  • Richard CROFT has a photograph of Pilham Hall on Geo-graph, taken in March, 2007.
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Maps

  • See our "Maps" page for additional resources.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SK863939 (Lat/Lon: 53.43485, -0.702267), Pilham which are provided by:

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Politics & Government

  • This place was an ancient parish in Lincolnshire and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
     
  • The parish was in the ancient Corringham Wapentake in the West Lindsey division of the county, in the parts of Lindsey.
     
  • The parish was also in the ancient Soke of Kirton-in-Lindsey.
     
  • In 1885, a considerable portion of the parish (about 550 acres) was transferred to Blyton parish.
     
  • Today's district governance is provided by the West Lindsey District Council.
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • Bastardy cases would be heard in the Gainsborough petty session hearings.
     
  • The Common Land was enclosed here in 1796.
     
  • As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Gainsborough Poor Law Union.
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Population

YearInhabitants
180181
1831100
1851132
186189
187191
189160
191164
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Schools