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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

Snitterby

Census

• The parish was in the Market Rasen sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
  
  
• The North Lincolnshire Library holds copies of the census returns for 1841, 1851, 1881, 1891 and 1901.
  
  
• Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Nicholas. It was erected on the site of an older structure in 1780 and was rebuilt in 1866-7. A tower was completed in 1894.
  
  
• The church seats around 180.
  
  
• There is a photograph of St. Nicholas Church on the Wendy Parkinson English Church Photo web site.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Nicholas Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The parish register (for this parish only) dates from 1858. Earlier entries are included in those of Waddingham.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Yarborough Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• Some Directories of the 1900s place the parish in the Corringham Deanery.
  
  
• The Wesleyan Methodists built a chapel here, as did the Primitive Methodists. 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 Market Rasen sub-district of the Caistor 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

Snitterby is both a village and a parish which sit about 9 miles south of Brigg and 11 miles northwest of Market Rasen. Waddingham parish is to the north. The parish covers about 1,700 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• Fishing is popular on the Ancholme River.
  
  
• By automobile, take the A15 (Ermine Street) north from the A631 Trunk road. After about two miles, turn east (right) into Snitterby village.
  
  
• Visit our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 9894.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Military Records

Michael Peck provides us with: "The following names and dates of death are mentioned on the Snitterby War Memorial 1914 - 1918. No numbers, ranks or arms of service are noted:"

WW1 memorial

1. A. Ashley - 2 Jan 1916
2. A. L. Kirby - 28 Dec 1916
3. A. Jacklin - 28 Apr 1917
4. H. Ashley - 10 Aug 1917
5. S. Ashley - 27 Oct 1917
6. W. Jacklin - 16 dec 1917
7. J. H. Andrew - 22 Apr 1918
8. C. E. Wilson - 10 Oct 1918

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Politics and Governance

• Snitterby was for centuries a village, township and chapelry in the parish of Waddingham.
  
  
• The parish was in the east division of the ancient Aslacoe Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• Some Directories of the 1900s place the parish in the North Lindsey division of the county.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• After the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, this parish became part of the Caistor Poor Law Union.
  
  
• Bastardy cases would have been heard in the Brigg petty sessional division.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• A National School was built here in 1862 to hold up to 70 children.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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