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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

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Swinhope

Census

• The parish was in the Caistor sub-district of the Caistor 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 Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Helen.
  
  
• Portions of the church date back to the 13th century.
  
  
• The church was partially rebuilt in the 1890s.
  
  
• The church seats between 90 and 100.
  
  
• There is a photograph of St. Helen's Church on the Wendy Parkinson English Church Photo web site.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Helen's Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The parish register dates from 1697.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a protestation index for the Haverstoe 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 Caistor 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

This village and parish lies about 8 miles east of Caistor, 10 miles south of Grimsby and 10 miles north-west of Louth. Thorganby parish lies to the north. The parish covers just over 1,300 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, take the B1203 south out of Grimsby. About a mile before Binbrook, you will find Swinhope village on your right.
  
  
• See our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Manors

• The old manor house for this parish was destroyed during the civil wars in the reign of Charles I.
  
  
• Swinhope House, built in 1785-6, was the abode of the Rev. Marmaduke ALINGTON.
  
  
• In 1900, the occupant of Swinhope House was Rear-Admiral Arthur Hildebrand ALINGTON.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 2196.
  
  
• 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 Governance

• The parish was in the ancient Bradley Haverstoe Wapentake in the West Lindsey district and parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• White's 1900 Directory of Lincolnshire places this parish, perhaps erroneously, in the East Lindsey division of the county.
  
  
• Today's district governance is provided by the West Lindsey District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

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

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Population

Year	Inhabitants
1801	84
1831	126
1871	117
1891	106
1911	84

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Schools

• The children of this parish attended schools in Thorganby and Binbrook.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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