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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

Tathwell

Census

• The parish was in the Louth sub-district of the Louth 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. Vedast and was built red brick and stone in Norman times.
  
  
• In 1889, the interior of the church was restored.
  
  
• The church seats about 182 people.
  
  
• There is a photograph of St. Vedast's church on the Wendy Parkinson Church Photos web site, taken by Paul Fenwick.
  
  
• Here is a photo of the church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1633.
  
  
• There are a handful of entries in our Parish Register Extract. Please submit your additions to expand it.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several Marriage indexes and a Burial index for the Louthesk Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
  
  
• The Free Methodists had a chapel built here in 1867. For more on researching these chapel records, see our non-conformist religions page.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Louth 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

This village and parish are about 3 miles south of Louth. The parish covers about 4,350 acres and includes the hamlets of Cadwell and Dovendale, both about 1 mile west of Tathwell village.

If you are planning a visit:

• Visit our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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Manors

• Tathwell Hall is a mansion in the Italian style, built in 1841.
  
  
• Cadwell Hall was unoccupied in 1900.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 3282.
  
  
• For a modern map of the area, try: Multimaps.
  
  
• An Ordnance Survey Explorer map will show detail of 2.5 inches to 1 mile scale.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

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

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• After the 1834 Poor Law reforms, the parish was in the Louth Poorlaw Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• A Church of England School was built here in 1844 and also served the students of Haugham and Raithby parishes. The school was enlarged in 1873 and again in 1907.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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