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Usselby

Census

• The parish was in the Market Rasen sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  
  
• We have a partial 1901 Census extract for you to search and to add to with your own findings.
  
  
• The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is a small, stone structure dedicated to Saint Margaret.
  
  
• The church was originally built in the 14th century.
  
  
• The church was rebuilt in 1749.
  
  
• The church was restored in 1889.
  
  
• The church has a sundial on the south side.
  
  
• The church seats only 48.
  
  
• The church is a Grde II listed building with British Heritage.
  
  
• There is a photograph of St. Margaret's Church on the Wendy PARKINSON Church Photos web site.
  
  
• There are also photographs of St. Margaret's Church at Flickr.
  
  
• Richard CROFT has a photograph of St. Margaret's Church on Geo-graph, taken in February, 2006.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Margaret's Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1564.
  
  
• The Family History Centre in London has the parish register from 1556 through 1742. These films are also held by the Lincolnshire Archives Office,
  
  
• The Family History Centre in London also has the Bishop's Transcripts from 1561 through 1831. These films are also held by the Lincolnshire Archives Office,
  
  
• 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

This village and parish in the south of Lincolnshire, 153 miles north of London, 5 miles south of Caistor and 3 miles north of Market Rasen, covers only about 850 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• Visit our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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Manors

• Usselby Hall was occupied by Wm. BRACKENBURY in 1841.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 0993.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
  
  
• You might like the 1906 inch-to-the-mile map of North East Lincolnshire.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• This place was an ancient Chapelry for centuries in Lincoln county and became a modern Civil Parish shortly after those were established.
  
  
• The parish was in the ancient Walshcroft Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• Kelly's 1900 Direcoty of Lincolnshire places the parish in the East Lindsey district of the county.
  
  
• This Civil Parish was abolished in April, 1936, and all 853 acres amalgamated into Osgodby 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 reforms, this parish became part of the Caistor Poor Law Union.
  
  
• Bastardy cases would be heard at the Market Rasen petty session hearings.
  
  

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Population

Year	Inhabitants
1801	56
1831	84
1841	92
1871	68
1881	54
1891	50
1911	52

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Schools

• The children of this parish attended school in nearby Claxby and Osgodby parishes.
  
  
• See our Schools page for more information on researching school records.
  
  

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