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Walmsgate

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Archives & Libraries

The Community Library at Alford has a local history archive that will prove useful in your research.

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Census

  • The parish was in the Withern sub-district of the Louth Registration District.
     
  • We have a handful of 1901 census surnames in a text file. Your additions are welcome.
     
  • Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
     
  • The table below gives census piece numbers, where known by the page author:
Census
Year
Piece No.
1871R.G. 10 / 3398
1901R.G. 13 / 3082
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Church History

  • A priest was assigned here in 1435.
     
  • The Anglican parish church was destroyed many years before 1840. It was standing in the early 1600s.
     
  • Residents attend the Anglican church in Burwell.
     
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Church Records

  • The parish register is included in that of Burwell.
     
  • The Lincolnshire FHS has published several Marriage indexes and a Burial index for the Louthesk 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 Withern 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

Walmsgate is both a village and a parish. It lies about 8 miles north-west from Alford and about 7 miles south of Louth. Burwell parish lies to the north. The parish covers just over 900 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

  • By automobile, take the A16 south out of Louth. The parish will be just beyond Burwell.
     
  • Ian PATERSON has a photograph of the intersection of the A16 with Cowdyke Lane on Geo-graph, taken in January, 2008.
     
  • Alex McGREGOR has a photograph of the Village Sign along the A16 on Geo-graph, taken in August, 2014. It is clear that the village could use your artistic skills and marketing knowledge to craft a new, more enticing sign.
     
  • See our touring page for visitor services.
You can see pictures of Walmsgate which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

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History

  • The village is mentioned in 1377 when 20 people paid a poll tax.
     
  • The Medieval village of Walmsgate lies about a mile south of the existing village.
     
  • Chris ? has a photograph of the site of the Medieval Village of Walmsgate on geo-graph, taken in January, 2014.
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Manors

  • Walmsgate Hall was built after 1824 of stone on a rise near the village.
     
  • The Hall was demolished in the 1950s.
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Maps

  • See our Maps page for additional resources.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TF360776 (Lat/Lon: 53.277994, 0.03871), Walmsgate which are provided by:

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Politics & Government

  • This place was an ancient Chapelry in Burwell parish in Lincoln county and became a modern Civil Parish shortly after those were established.
     
  • The parish was in the ancient Hill 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.
     
  • After the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, this parish became part of the Louth Poor Law Union.
     
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Population

YearInhabitants
180150
183172
184184
187190
188173
189155
190164
191166
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Schools

  • The children of this parish attended school in Burwell.
     
  • For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.