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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

Rowston

Census

• The parish was in the Billinghay sub-district of the Sleaford 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. Clement.
  
  
• The church was built in the 12th century.
  
  
• The church was refitted in 1741.
  
  
• The church was restored in 1904-1910.
  
  
• The church is a Grade I listed building with British Heritage.
  
  
• The church seats about 100.
  
  
• There is a photograph of St. Clement's Church on the Wendy Parkinson Church Photos web site.
  
  
• There is another photograph of St. Clement's Church on FLICKR.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Clement's Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1566.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has a Loan Library service which has the parish registers on microfiche for Baptisms from 1562 to 1813 and Marriages from 1562 to 1812.
  
  
• The LFHS has published several marriage and burial indexes for the Lafford Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• Check the Churchyard at St. Clements to see if you recognize any names.
  
  
• There was a Wesleyan Reform Methodist chapel built here in 1861. 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 Billinghay sub-district of the Sleaford Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which started in July, 1837.
  
  

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Description and Travel

This village and parish are north of Sleaford about 12 miles and about a mile north of Digby parish. The parish covers about 1,880 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, the village lies between the B1188 trunk road and the rail line to the east.
  
  
• See our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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History

• Rowston is mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book.
  
  

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Manors

• Rowston Manor is a limestone house built in 1741.
  
  
• Additions were made to the house as recently as 1985.
  
  
• The Manor is a Grade II listed building with British Heritage.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 0856.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer #272 map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
  
  
• See our "Maps" page for additional resources.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• This place was an ancient parish in Lincolnshire and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
  
  
• The parish was in the ancient Flaxwell Wapentake in the North Kesteven division of the county, parts of Kesteven.
  
  
• For today's district governance, see the North Kesteven District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• After the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, the parish became part of the Sleaford Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

Year	Inhabitants
1801	100
1821	123
1841	206
1871	233
1881	226
1891	225
1901	202
1911	164
1921	202

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Schools

• A National Schools was built here in 1852. It could hold up to 60 students.
  
  
• The school is a Grade II listed building with British Heritage.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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