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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

Waithe (Waythe)

Census

• The parish was in the Tetney sub-district of the Louth 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 Martin.
  
  
• The church dates from early Norman times. It was entirely rebuilt in 1869.
  
  
• The church seats about 100 people.
  
  
• The church was declared redundant by the Diocese of Lincoln in July, 2002.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Martin's Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1698.
  
  
• We have started a parish register extract. Your additions to this are welcome.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a 1641/2 Protestation Return for the Haverstoe Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• Some 1900 Lincolnshire Directories show the parish in the rural deanery of South Grantham.
  
  
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Tetney 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 and Travel

Waithe (or Waythe) is a small parish and village on the road between Louth and Grimsby. Tetney parish is to the northeast and Grainsby parish to the south. The parish covers only about 750 acres.

The Tetney rivulet runs near the village. If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, take the A16 trunk road south out of Grimsby for about 6 miles.
  
  
• See our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TA 2800.
  
  
• 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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Names, Geographical

• The name is often listed as Waythe.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• The parish was in the ancient Bradley Haverstoe Wapentake in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• For today's governance, see the East Lindsey Govt. Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• After the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, the parish became part of the Louth Poorlaw Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• The children of Waithe attended school in North Thoresby.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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