Tathwell
- 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:
| Census Year |
Piece No. |
| 1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2377 |
| 1901 |
R.G. 13 / 3084 |
- 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):

- 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.
- 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.
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:
- Tathwell Hall is a mansion in the Italian style, built in 1841.
- Cadwell Hall was unoccupied in 1900.
- 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.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
268 |
| 1831 |
338 |
| 1871 |
410 |
| 1891 |
420 |
| 1911 |
343 |
- 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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[Last updated: 29-July-2006 - Louis Mills]