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Toynton All Saints

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:
  
  

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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 about 200.
  
  
• 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 had a chapel here. 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 and Travel

Toynton All Saints is a village and a parish which lies 125 miles north of London, 1.5 miles south of Spilsby and eastsoutheast of Horncastle. East Keal parish lies to the west and Stickford parish to the southwest. 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.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 3963.
  
  
• 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

• 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.
  
  
• For today's governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
  
  
• 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.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• 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

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Schools

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

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