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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

Scampton

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:
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican Parish Church is dedicated to St. John the Baptist. Portions of it date from Norman times. The church was restored in 1876-7 and it 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.
  
  
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
  
  
• The Primitive Methodists built a chapel here in 1909. For more on researching these chapel records, see our non-conformist religions page.
  
  

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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 and Travel

Scampton is a parish and small town north-northwest of Lincoln. To the southwest 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).
  
  
• Check our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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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

• The national grid reference is SK 9479.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer #272 map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Military History

• Scampton parish was the site of a World War 2 airfield. The "Dambusters" flew from this field.
  
  

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Politics and Government

• For governance, the parish was in the ancient Wapentake of Lawress in the West Lindsey division of the county, parts of Lindsey.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• 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

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Schools

• The Church of England School was built in 1875 to hold 55 students.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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