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Scrafield

Description and Travel

Four miles east by south of Horncastle, Scrafield is a small parish in the Wold hills. Greetham parish is to the north and Mareham on the Hill parish to the south. The parish covered about 670 acres in 1842 and consisted of just one farm occupied by Adkin Jolland GILLIAT.

There is no village as such. If you are planning a visit:

• See our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Census

• The parish was in the Tetford sub-district of the Horncastle Registration District.
  
  
• The North Lincolnshire Library holds a copy of the parish census returns for 1841 and 1881.
  
  
• 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 Church of St. Michael went into decay and by 1842 no traces of it remained, but the churchyard was still used for burials. The rectory was consolidated with Hameringham (to the south).
  
  

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Church Records

• See Hameringham parish for parish registers.
  
  
• The LFHS has published several marriage and burial indexes for the Horncastle 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 Tetford sub-district of the Horncastle Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
  
  

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Land and Property

• In 1842, Thomas COLTMAN was the only landowner.
  
  
• In 1872 and 1881, the estate of Mr. Justin COLTMAN was the only landowner.
  
  
• In 1900, Wm. Bacheler COLTMAN and Francis Joseph COLTMAN were the sole landowners.
  
  

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Manors

• Scrafield House was rebuilt in 1838.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 3068.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer 273 map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Names, Personal

• White's 1882 Directory lists only David ROBERTS, farmer, at Scrafield House.
  
  
• Kelly's 1900 Directory lists only David ROBERTS, farmer, at Scrafield House.
  
  
• Kelly's 1913 Directory lists only Katherine and Ethel ROBERTS, farmers, at Scrafield House.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• For governance, the parish was in the ancient Hill Wapentake (Hill Hundred) in the East Lindsey district and parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• For today's district governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Horncastle Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

Year	Inhabitants
1801	11
1811	13
1821	23
1831	36
1841	33
1851	38
1871	48
1881	53
1891	38
1911	35

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Schools

• The children of this parish attended school at Mareham on the Hill.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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