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Toft next Newton

Census

• The parish was in the Market Rasen sub-district of the Caistor 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 Saint Peter and Saint Paul.
  
  
• The church was built in the Norman period.
  
  
• The church was rebuilt in 1890 and reconsecrated in April, 1891.
  
  
• The church is a tiny church and seats only 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.
  
  
• Richard CROFT has a photograph of Saints Peter and Paul's Church on Geo-graph, taken in June, 2006.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1653.
  
  
• We have the very beginning of a Parish Register extract in a text file. Your additions and corrections would be appreciated.
  
  
• 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.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• 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.
  
  

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Description and Travel

Toft is a small village and parish about 4 miles west of Market Rasen. The River Rase runs along the northern border of the parish. The parish covers only about 1,300 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• See our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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Maps

• 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.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• This place was an ancient parish in Lincoln county and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
  
  
• The parish was in the southern division of the ancient Walshcroft Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• April, 1936, this Civil Parish was abolished to create a combined Toft Newton Civil Parish.
  
  
• Today's district governance is provided by the West Lindsey District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Caistor Poor Law Union.
  
  
• Bastardy cases would be heard in the Market Rasen petty sessional court.
  
  

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Population

Year	Inhabitants
1801	78
1831	74
1871	78
1881	86
1891	81
1901	52
1911	70
1921	71

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Schools

• The children of this parish attended school in Newton parish.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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