GENUKI: Toft next Newton, LIN

Toft next Newton

The parish was in the Market Rasen sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
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The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter and St. Paul.
The church was built in the Norman period.
The church was rebuilt in 1860.
The church is a tiny church and seats only about 80.
The church at Toft was declared redundant in 1986. It was sold for residential use in 1989.
A photograph of Saint Peter and St. Paul's Church is at the Wendy Parkinson English Church Photographs site.
Here is a photo of St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):

St. Peter and St. Paul's Church

The Anglican parish register dates from 1653.
The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Westwold Deanery to make your search easier.
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.

Toft is a small village and parish about 4 miles west of Market Rasen. The parish covers only about 1,300 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

The national grid reference is TF 0488.
You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
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The parish was in the ancient Walshcroft Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.

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

[Last updated: 8-August-2008 - Louis R. Mills]