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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

South Hykeham

Census

• The parish was in the Southwest sub-district of the Lincoln Registration District.
  
  
• Wendy Parkinson has the South Hykeham 1861 census transcribed and indexed online.
  
  
• 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 church is dedicated to St. Michael and All Angels.
  
  
• Portions of the church were rebuilt in 1725.
  
  
• Large portions of the church were restored in 1869.
  
  
• The church seats about 123.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Michael and All Angels Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican church registers exist from 1562.
  
  
• Wendy Parkinson has agreed to do census (1841 - 1891) and parish register lookups (1813 - 1900) for any interested persons. See the information she has online at: North and South Hykeham information.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Graffoe 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 Southwest 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

South Hykeham is a parish three miles southwest of the city of Lincoln. It lies west of the the A15 trunk road and east of the A46 trunk road ("Foss Way"). The River Witham forms a portion of the eastern parish boundary with Waddington parish just across the river. Thorpe on the Hill is the neighboring parish on the west side. The parish encompasses about 1,200 acres and includes part of the township of Haddington.

If you are planning a visit:

• See our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is SK 9364.
  
  
• For a map, click on MultiMap.
  
  
• 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 name Hykeham is possibly from the Old English Hice+ham, for "small bird enclosure", appearing in the 1086 Domesday Book as Hicham. During the 17th Century, South Hykeham was also known as Church Hykeham.
  ["A Dictionary of English Place-Names," A. D. Mills, Oxford University Press, 1991]
  
  

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Politics and Government

• The parish was in the lower division of the ancient Graffoe Wapentake in the North Kesteven division of the county, in the parts of Kesteven.
  
  
• For today's governance, see the North Kesteven 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 Lincoln Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• In 1870 a school was erected here and attendance was 20 students.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools page.
  
  

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