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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

Withcall

Census

• The parish was in the Louth 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 was built of stone in 1882-3, near the site of a former church.
  
  
• The turret of the church was struck by lightning in 1908.
  
  
• The church seats about 150.
  
  
• There is a photograph of St. Martin's church on the Wendy Parkinson Church Photos web site.
  
  
• 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 1576.
  
  
• 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 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 and Travel

Withcall is both a village and a parish about 140 miles north of London and about 4.5 miles south-west of Louth. The parish covers about 2,600 acres.

The village is in the Lincolnshire Wolds. If you are planning a visit:

• Rail passenger service to the village ceased in November, 1951. There is a well-preserved rail tunnel near the old sation platform.
  
  
• Visit our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 2883.
  
  
• An Ordnance Survey Explorer map will show detail of 2.5 inches to 1 mile scale.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• This place was an ancient parish in county Lincoln and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
  
  
• The parish was in the Wold Division of the ancient Louth Eske 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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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

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

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Population

Year	Inhabitants
1801	66
1831	72
1841	90
1871	168
1881	237
1891	250
1901	209
1911	208

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Schools

• A Public Elementary School was first built in 1876 by N. CLAYTON. It was enlarged in 1889 to hold up to 60 children.
  
  
• See our Schools page for more information on researching school records.
  
  

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