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Stallingborough

Census

• The parish was in the Grimsby sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
  
  
• In an 1890 re-organisation, the Grimsby sub-district became its own Registration 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 present Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul.
  
  
• The church was built in 1780. It replaced an earlier structure.
  
  
• The church seats 200.
  
  
• There is a photograph of Saints Peter and Paul church on the Wendy Parkinson Church Photos web site.
  
  
• Here is a photo of Saints Peter and Paul Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish registers date from 1588 (another source gives 1562).
  
  
• The LFHS has published several indexes for the Haverstoe Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
  
  
• The Wesleyan Methodists and Primitive Methodists had chapels here in the 1800's. For more information on researching these chapels, see our non-conformist religions page.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Grimsby sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
  
  
• In an 1890 re-organisation, the Grimsby sub-district became its own 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

Stallingborough is a village and a parish on the south bank of the Humber River just above Grimsby and 159 miles north of London. Immingham parish lies to the north and Healing parish to the south. The parish covers just over 4,500 acres and includes the hamlet of Little London.

If you are planning a visit:

• See our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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History

• Alan Stanier has a History of Stallingborough.
  
  
• In 1900, Stallingborough had a lighthouse and a Coast Guard station on the shore.
  
  
• The parish was prime grazing land for many centuries.
  
  

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Manors

• The AYSCOUGH family were long seated here, but by 1840 only the ruin of the west wing of their mansion still remained. The name is also spelled as AYSCUGH, AYSCOUGE and ASKEW.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TA 1911.
  
  
• 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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Politics and Government

• The parish was in the east division of the ancient Yarborough Wapentake in the Central Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• Kelly's 1900 Directory of Lincolnshire places the parish, perhaps erroneously, in the North Lindsey district.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• After the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act reforms, the parish became part of the Caistor Poor Law Union.
  
  
• In 1890, the parish was transfered to the newly established Grimsby Poor Law Union, which built a new Workhouse on 9th October 1894.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• A Church of England School was built here in 1847 and enlarged in 1887.
  
  
• See our Schools page for more information on researching school records.
  
  

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