Washingborough
- The parish was in the South West sub-district of the Lincoln Registration District.
- Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
Census
Year |
Piece No. |
| 1841 |
H.O. 107 / 624 |
| 1871 |
R.G. 10 / 3366 |
| 1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2587 |
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. John the Evangelist.
- A photograph of St. John's church is at the Wendy Parkinson English Church Photographs site.
- Here is a photograph of St. John's church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
- A photograph of the Anglican church at Heighington is also at the Wendy Parkinson English Church Photographs site.
- Here is a photograph of the Chapel of Ease at Heighington, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1565.
- The Family History Library in Salt Lake City has, on microfilm, the marriages in Washingborough for the years 1564-1734, 1734-1748, and 1813-1880.
- The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Graffoe Deanery to make your search easier.
- The Free Methodists had a chapel built here in 1882. For information and assistance in researching these chapels, see our non-conformist religions page.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the South West sub-district of the Lincoln Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
Washingborough is both a village and a parish which lies 132 miles north of London on the south bank of the River Witham just a few miles eastsoutheast of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, just northwest of Heighington. Heighington is a township in the parish. Branston parish is to the south. The parish covers about 2,600 acres.
If you are planning a visit:
- Take the B1190 trunk road, between Horncastle and Lincoln. This travels through the north edge of the village.
- See our touring page for more sources.
- The national grid reference is TF 0170.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey "Explorer #272" map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
For a photograph of the Washingborough War Memorial and the names on the Rolls of Honour plaques, see the Roll of Honour site.
- The name "Heighington" is pronounced by locals as "Hainton".
- This place was an ancient parish in Lincolnshire and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
- The parish was in the ancient Langoe Wapentake in the North Kesteven division of the county, in the parts of Kesteven.
- For today's district governance, see the North Kesteven District Council.
- In 1619, Thomas GARRATT left an investment as a charity for the poor. In 1900, it generated about £120 to be distributed amongst them.
- The Common Lands were enclosed here in 1834.
- As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Lincoln Poor Law Union.
Note: Some population figures may be for the township, others for the parish.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
645 |
| 1821 |
874 |
| 1841 |
1,099 |
| 1851 |
1,180 |
| 1871 |
1,154 |
| 1891 |
611 |
| 1911 |
674 |
- A Free Grammar School was built in Heighington.
- A School Board of 5 members was formed in 1876 to cover both Heighington and Washingborough.
- For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
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[Last updated: 18-August-2012 - Louis R. Mills]
