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Archives & Libraries

The Library at Louth will prove useful in your research.

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Cemeteries

J. THOMAS has a photograph of St. Andrew's churchyard on Geo-graph, taken in August, 2015.

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Census

  • The parish was in the Louth sub-district of the Louth Registration District.
     
  • We have a partial extract of the Utterby 1901 Census for your review.
     
  • 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 / 2111
1861R.G. 9 / 2377
1871R.G. 10 / 3404
1891R.G. 12 / 2608
1901R.G. 13 / 3084
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Church History

  • The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Andrew.
     
  • The church and tower were built about 1340.
     
  • The church seats 140.
     
  • Here is a photo of St. Andrew's Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
     
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Church Records

  • The Anglican parish register dates from 1695.
     
  • The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes for the Louthesk Deanery to make your search easier.
     
  • Kelly's 1913 Directory of Lincolnshire places the parish in the rural Deanery of Ludborough.
     
  • A Wesleyan Methodist chapel, built in 1846, graced the parish, as did a United Methodist chapel, built in 1854 and restored in 1883.
     
  • 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 Louth sub-district of the Louth 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

Utterby is both a village and a parish, nestling close to the Lincolnshire Wolds, 4 miles north from Louth and 11 miles from Grimsby. The parish covers a little over 1,500 acres.

The village is small, with one shop and a combined post office. If you are planning a visit:

  • By automobile, the village is split by the A16 trunk road just 4 miles north of Louth. This is the old Barton Street between Louth and Great Grimsby.
     
  • Regular bus service runs along the A16. See also our Transport page for bus services.
     
  • See our touring page for more sources.
You can see pictures of Utterby which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

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History

  • Local legend has it that the village was swept away by ocean incursions in past centuries.
     
  • The Great Nothern Railway came in 1848.
     
  • The village boasts an historic bridge used by workers and packhorses as they carried salt between the coast and Lincoln. Here's a photo of the bridge contributed by John BEAL (who holds the copyright):
     
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Manors

  • Utterby Manor bears the ELYE coat of arms dated 1639 built into the fabric of the building.
     
  • Utterby Manor was held by the ELYE family for centuries.
     
  • Utterby Manor was enlarged in 1900.
     
  • The parish also includes Utterby House, built of brick. Ownership was in the hands of the BENSON family.
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Maps

  • See our Maps page for additional resources.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TF306933 (Lat/Lon: 53.42007, -0.035534), Utterby which are provided by:

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Military History

  • In 1913, Captain Dudley Roger Hugh PELHAM of the 10th Hussars resided in Utterby House. He is reputedly a direct descendant of William the Conqueror. He later commanded the 1st Composite Australian Light Horse Regiment as a Major. He was the High Sheriff of Lincolnshire in 1938.
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Politics & Government

  • This place was an ancient parish in Lincolnshire and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
     
  • J. THOMAS has a photograph of the Village Hall on Geo-graph, taken in August, 2015.
     
  • The parish was in the ancient Ludborough Wapentake in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
     
  • 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 Louth petty session hearings every other Wednesday.
     
  • As a result of the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, the parish became part of the Louth Poorlaw Union.
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Population

YearInhabitants
1801118
1811121
1821165
1831198
1841209
1851246
1871322
1881275
1891258
1901199
1911218
1991265
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Schools

  • The Utterby Primary School is at: Utterby, Louth, LINC, LN11 0TN. Tele: 01472-840280.
     
  • Some of the children in this parish attended school in nearby Covenham parish.
     
  • For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.