West Butterwick
- The parish was in the Owston sub-district in the Gainsborough Registration District.
- Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin.
- There is a photograph of St. Mary's Church on the Wendy Parkinson Church Photos web site.
- The parish was in the Owston sub-district in the Gainsborough Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
West Butterwick is NOT one of the eight original parishes in the Isle of Axholme in the far northwest corner of Lincolnshire. The parish was formed in 1841 from part of Owston parish. Prior to that, it had been a "township" in Owston parish.
If you are planning a visit:
- The national grid reference is SE 8305.
- 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.
- For governance, the parish was in the ancient Manley Wapentake in the Gainsborough district and parts of Lindsey.
- In 1841, West Butterwick parish was formed from the northeast portion of Owston parish.
- In the 1972 government redistricting, West Butterwick became part of the Boothferry District, which is now in the County of Humberside (formerly Lindsey, Lincolnshire).
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1871 |
827 |
The local genealogical society is the Isle of Axholme FHS.
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[Last updated: 8-June-2006 - Louis Mills]
