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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

Snarford

Census

• The parish was in the North-East sub-district of the Lincoln Registration District.
  
  
• The North Lincolnshire Library holds copies of the census returns for 1841 and 1881.
  
  
• Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Lawrence.
  
  
• The church was declared redundant by the Diocese of Lincoln in July, 1995.
  
  
• A photograph of Saint Lawrence's church is at the Wendy Parkinson English Church Photographs site.
  
  
• Here is a photo of the church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes for the Westwold 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 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

Snarford is both a small village and a parish in the Wolds, 9 miles northwest of the city of Lincoln and 6 miles southwest of Market Rasen. Faldingworth parish is to the north and Snelland parish to the south. The are several small rivulets in the parish. The parish is small, covering only about 1,120 acres. In 1841 it consisted of only six farms.

If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, take the A46 trunk road northwest out of Lincoln City toward Faldingworth.
  
  
• See our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 0382.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Politics and Government

• The parish was in the ancient Lawress Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

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

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Population

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Schools

• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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