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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

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South Cockerington

Census

• The parish was in the Saltfleet sub-district of the Louth Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Leonard.
  
  
• The church is built of stone and dates back prior to 1593. It was restored in 1873.
  
  
• The church seats about 120.
  
  
• There is a photograph of St. Leonard's Church on the Wendy Parkinson Church Photos web site.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Leonard's Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1593.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Louthesk Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The Wesleyan Methodists built a chapel here in 1837. The United Methodists (later "Free Methodists") built a chapel here in 1855. 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 Saltfleet sub-district of the Louth 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

South Cockerington, or "Cockerington St. Leonard", is a village and a parish about 1 mile north of Grimoldby parish and 4 miles east of Louth. The parish covers over 2,100 acres.

The southern boundary of the parish is a beck (stream) which empties into the North Sea near Saltfleet. Monk's Dyke flows through the parish and was the source for the ancient moats in the parish. If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, it is probably easiest to approach from Louth, taking the road to Keddington and passing straight through to Cockerington.
  
  
• See our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Manors

• Cockerington Hall was the seat of the SCROPE family for centuries. The name also appears as SCROOPE.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 3788.
  
  
• For a modern map of the area, try: Multimaps.
  
  
• 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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Names, Geographical

• The parish is also called "Cockerington St. Leonard" in many old records.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• The parish was in the the Wold division of the ancient Louth Eske Wapentake in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• For today's governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• At the enclosure of Common Lands, the parish had 96 acres which were alloted to the church in place of tithes.
  
  
• The parish had four almshouses for aged persons, each of whom received about 2 shillings per week from the SCROPE estate.
  
  
• After the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, this parish became part of the Louth Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• The children of South Cockerington attended school in North Cockerington.
  
  
• See our Schools page for more information on researching school records.
  
  

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