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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

Wrangle

Census

• The parish was in the Benington sub-district of the Boston 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 was dedicated to Saints Mary and Nicholas. Built of stone, it may have portions that date back to Norman times.
  
  
• The church was restored in 1875-8.
  
  
• The church seats about 563.
  
  
• Here is a photo of Saint Mary and St. Nicholas Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The parish register dates back to 1653.
  
  
• The LFHS has published several indexes for the Holland East Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
  
  
• The town had a Wesleyan Methodist and Primitive Methodist chapels. For information and assistance in researching these chapels, see our non-conformist religions page.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Benington sub-district of the Boston 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

This village and parish adjoin the North Sea about 9 miles northeast of Boston. Leake parish is to the west and Friskney parish to the north east. The parish covers a bit more than 6,500 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• Take the A52 north out of Boston. It passes through Wrangle.
  
  
• Check our Touring page for additional resources.
  
  

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History

• In 1900, the Coast Guard station's Officer in Charge was Robert TAYLOR.
  
  
• From a 2005 newspaper article: "A DILAPIDATED old windmill at Wrangle has been beautifully restored into a family home. The mill, dating back from the 1820s, was in a dire state when developer Brian Eastick and Boston builder Charlie Hunt took on the mammoth task of returning the structure, steeped in history, to its former glory. The floors were unsafe, inside walls white-washed and pigeons were busy nesting, but the duo, who have been working together for 18 years, were undeterred."
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 4250.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer #261 map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• For governance, the parish was in the ancient Skirbeck Wapentake in the Holland division in the parts of Holland.
  
  
• Some sources indicate that the parish was in the Aswardhurn Wapentake, perhaps in the early 1900s, as a result of boundary realignments.
  
  
• For today's governance, visit the local Boston Borough Council site.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• A number of charities combined to yield about £80 per year in 1900 for poor assistance.
  
  
• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Boston Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• A School Board was formed in 1885.
  
  
• The Low Grounds School was built in 1861 to hold 86 children, later enlarged to hold 100.
  
  
• The Central School on Wainfleet Road was built in 1898 to hold 159 children.
  
  
• See our Schools page for more information on researching school records.
  
  

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