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Scredington (Scredlington)

Census

• The parish was in the Aswarby sub-district of the Sleaford Registration District.
  
  
• In 1891, the parish was transferred to the Leadenham sub-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. Andrew.
  
  
• The church was restored in 1869.
  
  
• The church seats 150.
  
  
• There is a photograph of St. Andrew's Church on the Wendy Parkinson Church Photos web site.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Andrew's Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1738.
  
  
• We have a partial Parish Register Extract. Your contributions would be appreciated.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has a Loan Library service which has the parish registers on microfiche for Baptisms from 1738 to 1814 and Marriages from 1738 to 1812.
  
  
• The LFHS has published several marriage and burial indexes for the Lafford Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The Wesleyan Methodists had a chapel here, built in 1875. For information and assistance in researching these chapels, 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 Aswarby sub-district of the Sleaford Registration District.
  
  
• In 1891, the parish was transferred to the Leadenham sub-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

Scredington is both a village and parish about 4 miles southeast of Sleaford. Swaton parish lies to the south and Helpringham parish to the east. In 1841, the parish covered 2,530 acres and in 1913 2,633 acres.

The hamlet of Northbeck lies a quarter mile north of the village of Scredington and Highgate hamlet lies a miles southeast. If you are planning a visit:

• See our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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Maps

• Click on the Multimap Page for a current map of the area.
  
  
• The national grid reference is TF 0940.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer #248 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 Aswardhurn Wapentake in the North Kesteven division of the county, parts of Kesteven.
  
  
• For today's governance, see the North Kesteven District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• The common land was enclosed here in 1798. 19 acres were allotted to the poor and let to a number of cottagers. The revenue was distributed to paupers as coal.
  
  
• The poor here also had the interest of £50, left by an unknown donor.
  
  
• After the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, the parish became part of the Sleaford Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• A Public Elementary School was built here in 1877 to hold 80 children.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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