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Toynton All Saints

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Census

  • The parish was in the Spilsby sub-district of the Spilsby Registration District.
  • Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  • The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
Census
Year
Piece No.
1841H.O. 107 / 647
1851H.O. 107 / 2109
1861R.G. 9 / 2374
1871R.G. 10 / 3391 & 3393A
1901R.G. 13 / 3075
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Church History

  • The Anglican parish church is dedicated to All Saints.
  • Parts of the church building appear to date from the 13th Century.
  • The church was restored in 1904.
  • The church can seat 200.
  • The church is a Grade II listed building with British Heritage.
  • Here is a photo of All Saints Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):

 

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Church Records

  • We have a few entries in our Toynton All Saints Parish register extract file. Your additions are welcome.
  • The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Bolingbroke Deanery to make your search easier.
  • The Lincolnshire Archives hold: bap. 1689-1925; Mar. 1691-1955; Bur. 1689-1925; BTs 1562-1843.
  • The Wesleyan Methodists built a chapel here in 1860 and have extended it twice. For information and assistance in researching these chapels, see our non-conformist religions page.
  • Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
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Civil Registration

  • The parish was in the Spilsby sub-district of the Spilsby Registration District.
  • Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
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Description & Travel

Toynton All Saints is a village and a parish which lies 125 miles north of London, 1.5 miles south of Spilsby and east-south-east of Horncastle. East Keal parish lies to the west and Stickford parish to the south-west. The parish covers about 1,400 acres.

The village is scattered along the main street. If you are considering a visit to the parish:

  • By automobile, take the A16 trunk road south out of Spilsby or north out of Stickford.
  • Check out our touring page.
You can see pictures of Toynton All Saints which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

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History

  • In the medieval period, circa 1300, ceramic pottery and tiles were made here.
  • There is a tower windmill in the parish from the 19th century which is now a Grade II listed building with British Heritage.
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Maps

  • See our Maps page for additional resources.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TF392640 (Lat/Lon: 53.155263, 0.079823), Toynton All Saints which are provided by:

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Military Records

For a photograph of the Toynton All Saints War Memorial and the names on it, see the Roll of Honour site.

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Politics & Government

  • The parish was in the East division of the ancient Bolingbroke Wapentake in the East Lindsey district and parts of Lindsey.
  • The parish was also in the Bolingbroke Soke.
  • Kelly's 1900 Directory of Lincolnshire places the parish (perhaps erroneously) in the South Lindsey division of the county, as does the 1913 Directory.
  • When the Fens were re-alloted in 1881, a portion of this parish's fen allotment went to form the new Wildmore parish.
  • For today's district governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • Bastardy cases would be heard in the Spilsby petty session hearings every other Monday.
  • As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Spilsby Poor Law Union.
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Population

YearInhabitants
1801229
1831475
1871440
1881338
1891344
1911325
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Schools

  • A National School was built here in 1845.
  • See our Schools page for more information on researching school records.