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Tallington

Archives and Libraries

• Stamford Library
• High Street
• Stamford, Lincs, PE9 2BB
• Tele: 01780 763442

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Census

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

The Lincolnshire Family History Society has published surname indexes on fiche or in booklet form for each of these census years under the title "Stamford". These are available by credit card from the Federation of Family History Societies Bookstore with worldwide shipping. Please note that these are SURNAME indexes only, and do not show first names, age or relationships.

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Lawrence.
  
  
• The church was restored in 1879.
  
  
• The church seats 145.
  
  
• There is a photograph of St. Lawrence's Church on the Wendy Parkinson Church Photos web site.
  
  
• Here is a photo of Saint Lawrence Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• Anglican parish registers exist from 1690, but Bishop's transcripts go back to 1562.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Aveland and Ness 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 Barnack sub-district of the Stamford Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which started in July, 1837.
  
  

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Description and Travel

Tallington is both a village and parish 90 miles north of London and it lies between Stamford and Market Deeping on the A16 trunk road, only 3.5 miles southwest of Market Deeping. The parish is bounded on the west side by Uffington parish and on the east by West Deeping parish. Northamptonshire lies to the south, across the River Welland.

The village sits on the north bank of the River Welling. If you are planning a visit:

• Tallington has an Old Glory Steam Festival each May, featuring a number of old traction steam engines in working condition. The main event is a Steam Tractor Pull! The event was cancelled in 2001 due to the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease.
  
  
• Tallington also has a dry ski slope to keep the skiing enthusiast in shape.
  
  
• Tallington is on the A16 between Stamford and Market Deeping.
  
  
• Visit our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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History

• Archeaologists have investigated a possible Neolithic settlement in Tallington parish. See "Excavations in Peterborough and the Lower Welland Valley 1960-69", by W.G. Simpson, D. Gurney, J. Neve and F. Pryor.
  
  

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Maps

• The National Grid Reference for the village is TF 0908.
  
  
• An Ordnance Survey "Explorer 235" map will show detail of 2.5 inches to 1 mile scale.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Military History

Michael Peck provides us with: "There are 2 memorials, one general and one a named individual, all memorials and the Roll of Honour relate to WW1:

General Memorial - In memory of the men of the parish of Tallington who gave their lives in the Great war 1914 - 1918.

1. Lieut Oswald Carr Fiennes Elliott 10th Batt The Gordon Highlanders
2. Corporal Donald Howard King 1/4th Batt Northamptonshire Regt
3. Lce Cpl William Harold Wass 1/1st Lincolnshire Yeomanry
4. Private Robert French 3rd Batt Lincolnshire Regt
5. Private William Robert Gray 1st Batt Middlesex Regt
6. Private James Herbert Jarvis 11th Batt Middlesex Regt.

Individual Memorial - Remember before God William Harold Wass who was killed in Palestine on December 3rd 1917 aged 21 years.

Roll of Honour -

1. Burgoin Sergt Lawrence
2. Burgoin Sergt Reginald
3. Cave Private Charles W.
4. Dunthorne Shoeing Smith George
5. Elliott Private Douglas
6. Elliott Lieut John B
7. Elliott Lieut Oswald (Killed)
8. French Private Robert (Dead)
9. Goodliffe Sergt Major Albert
10. Goodliffe Private Frank
11. Goodliffe Private George
12. Goodliffe Private John
13. Goodliffe Private James (Prisoner of War)
14. Goodliffe Private William
15. Gray Private Albert Edward
16. Gray Private Walter H
17. Gray Private William (Missing)
18. Gray Corporal James
19. Harrison Private George
20. Hillard Private Percy
21. Jarvis Private Fred
22. Jarvis Private James Herbert
23. Mansell Sapper Alec
24. Petch Private William
25. Pycock Private Robert
26. Skerritt Sergt Arthur
27. Taylor Milt Ord Harry
28. Taylor 1stAM George
29. Taylor Corp Sergt Ralph
30. Wass Lance Corpl Willie
31. Wilson Shoe Smith Joseph
32. Wright Private Cecil
33. Wright Private John
    
    

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Names, Geographical

• The name Tallington is from the Old English Tael+ing+tun, or "Tael's estate". In the 1086 Domesday Book, the village is given as Talintune.
  [A. D. Mills, "A Dictionary of English Place-Names," Oxford University Press, 1991]
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• The parish was in the ancient Ness Wapentake in the South Kesteven district in the parts of Kesteven in the 19th century.
  
  
• For today's local governance, contact the South Kesteven District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• The common land was enclosed here in 1813.
  
  
• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Stamford Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• A Public Elementary School was built here in 1841.
  
  
• A new school was erected in 1868. It was considerable enlarged in 1895.
  
  
• See our Schools page for more information on researching school records.
  
  

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