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Brackenborough

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 church here was gone by 1840.
  
  
• The inhabitants of this parish used the church at Fotherby.
  
  

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Church Records

• 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

This parish is just 2 miles north of Louth parish and city and just south of Little Grimsby parish. The parish only covers about 890 acres.

The medieval village is deserted. If you are planning a visit:

• If you'll be staying overnight, try the Brackenborough Arms Hotel, Cordeaux Corner, Brackenborough, Louth, LN11 0SZ. Phone: 01507 609169, Fax: 01507 609413.
  
  
• Visit our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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Manors

• Brackenborough Hall, also called Brackenboro House, can be toured. Pre-booking is required. Sunday only: 1.30pm and 3.30pm. Guided tours around the Grade II listed manor house, the moated grounds and gardens and the deserted medieval village. Free parking. Contact: Mrs. Eleanor Bennett on (01507) 603509.
  
  
• Mrs. Eleanor Bennett has published a book entitled: "Brackenborough - the Story of a Manor," published by Louth Naturalists, Antiquarian and Literary Society in 1995.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 3390.
  
  
• For a modern map of the area, try: Multimaps.
  
  
• 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

• The parish was in the ancient Ludborough Wapentake in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• For today's 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

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Schools

• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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