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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

Saxby All Saints

Census

• The parish was in the Barton sub-district of the Glanford Brigg 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 All Saints.
  
  
• Some of the church plate dates from the 1500s, but the date of the original church structure is unknown.
  
  
• The church was rebuilt in 1848.
  
  
• The church seats 226.
  
  
• There is a photograph of All Saints church on the Wendy Parkinson Church Photos web site.
  
  
• 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 1719.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Yarborough 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 Barton sub-district of the Glanford Brigg 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

Saxby is both a village and a parish 5 miles south of Barton on Humber. To the north is Horkstow parish and to the south is Bonby parish. The parish covers about 2,400 acres.

The village sits in a small vale in the Wolds overlooking the Ancholme River valley. If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, take the B1204 arterial road south out of South Ferriby or north out of Brigg.
  
  
• Visit our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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Manors

• Saxby Hall is mentioned in the old directories, but not described.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is SE 9916.
  
  
• 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 Yarborough Wapentake in the Glanford district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• Kelly's 1900 Directory of Lincolnshire places the parish, perhaps erroneously, in the North Lindsey division of the county.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

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

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Population

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Schools

• The parish school was enlarged in 1855 to hold up to 90 children.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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