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Census

  • The parish was in the North East sub-district of the Lincoln Registration District.
  • Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  • The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
Census
Year
Piece No.
1841H.O. 107 / 643
1851H.O. 107 / 2106
1861R.G. 9 / 2364
1871R.G. 10 / 3377
1891R.G. 12 / 2596
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Church History

  • The Anglican Parish Church is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist.
  • Portions of the building date from Norman times.
  • The church was restored in 1876-7.
  • The church seats about 180 persons.
  • Here is a photo of St. John's Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):

 

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Church Records

  • The parish register dates from 1548.
  • The Lincolnshire FHS has a Loan Library service which has the parish registers on microfiche for Baptisms from 1548 to 1812 and Marriages from 1548 to 1812.
  • The LFHS has published several marriage indexes for the Lawres Deanery to make your search easier.
  • The Primitive Methodists built a chapel here in 1909. For more on researching these chapel records, 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 North East sub-district of the Lincoln Registration District.
  • Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
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Description & Travel

Scampton is a parish and small town north-north-west of Lincoln. To the south-west is Broxholme parish. Burton by Stow lies to the west. The parish covers just over 2,200 acres. Till Bridge is a hamlet in the parish, 3 miles west of Scampton village, on the River Till.

The village of Scampton is about a mile west of the Roman Road: Ermine Street. If you are planning a visit:

  • By automobile, take the A15 trunk road north out of Lincoln and turn left (west) on to the A1500 (Roamn Road) about two miles outside of Lincoln. Scampton village is about a mile from that junction, on the right (north).
  • Also check out alternative ways of reaching the parish via our transport page.
  • Check our touring page for more sources.
You can see pictures of Scampton which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

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Manors

  • Scampton House was built on the site of the old Hall, of which only the gateway remained.
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Maps

  • See our Maps page for additional resources.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SK949793 (Lat/Lon: 53.302569, -0.577211), Scampton which are provided by:

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Military History

  • There are some excellent photographs of the Scampton Village Church War Memorial on the Maritime Quest website.
  • The Royal Flying Corps opened an airfield here in late 1916 as "Brattleby Aerodrome".
  • Units were stationed here to defend against Zeppelin raids. Near the end of the war, the airfield became a training site and in 1917 it was renamed RFC Scampton.
  • In January, 1920, the airfield was returned to its owners and the RFC (now the RAF) departed. The original buildings were soon destroyed.
  • As the threat of World War II grew, the RAF reacquired the airfield land in 1935. RAF Scampton opened in October 1936 with expanded runways and brick buildings.
  • In 1943 the runways were expanded even further to handle the Lancaster bombers.
  • The "Dambusters" flew their raid from this airfield.
  • From 1947 to 1953 the station was a Bomber Command Instructors School. The US Strategic Air Command used the base for some years and was involved in the Berlin airlift.
  • In May, 1958, Vulcan bombers began using the airfield. They were to stay until 1982, when Scampton returned to a training role.
  • RAF Scampton was placed on "care and maintenance" status in 1996.
  • RAF Scampton is now the home of the RAF Red Arrows, the aerobatic jet demonstration unit.
  • The RAF Scampton Historical Museum opened in August, 1993, at the station headquarters. Admission on weekends is free, but a valid photo ID is required.
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Politics & Government

  • The parish was in the ancient Lawress Wapentake in the West Lindsey division of the county, in the parts of Lindsey.
  • The parish holds an annual Parish Meeting each May to inform citizens of plans, progress and activities and to get feedback as well.
  • You can contact the Parish Council regarding civic or political matters, but they are NOT staffed to assist with family history searches.
  • Today's district governance is provided by the West Lindsey District Council. The same limits apply.
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • Bastardy cases would be heard in the Lincoln (Bail and Close) petty session hearings on the 1st and 3rd Friday of every month.
  • As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Lincoln Poor Law Union.
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Population

Year Inhabitants
1801133
1821238
1831242
1841224
1851228
1871248
1881230
1891231
1911194
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Schools

  • The Church of England School was built in 1875 to hold 55 students. The school has a website, but no history is included.
  • For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.