Thornton le Moor
- The parish was in the Market Rasen sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
- Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to All Saints.
- The age of the church is uncertain, although parts appear to be of Norman origin and there is a Saxon doorway inside. Evidence points to the church existing circa 1100.
- The church was thoroughly restored in 1871.
- The church seats 120.
- There is a photograph of All Saints Church on the Wendy Parkinson Church Photos web site.
- Here is a photo of All Saints church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1711.
- The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Westwold Deanery to make your search easier.
- The parish is often listed as being in the Walshcroft rural deanery in many directories of the county.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the Market Rasen sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
This small village and parish sits about 7 miles southwest of Caistor on the Ancholme navigation canal. The parish covers about 1,500 acres and includes the ancient hamlet and manor of Bisthorpe.
If you are planning a visit:
- By automobile, take the B1205 west out of Caistor past South Kelsey.
- See the Lincolnshire Touring and Holidays page on this site.
- The national grid reference is TF 0596.
- 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.
- The parish was in the ancient Walshcroft Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
- Kelly's 1913 Directory of Lincolnshire places the parish, perhaps erroneously, in the East Lindsey division of Lindsey. Others place the parish in the North Lindsey division of the county.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1871 |
119 |
| 1881 |
80 |
| 1891 |
83 |
| 1911 |
96 |
- There is no record of a school here before 1900.
- The children of this parish attended school in North Owersby and South Kelsey.
- For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
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[Last updated: 31-August-2008 - Louis R. Mills]
