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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

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Buslingthorpe

Census

• The parish was in the Market Rasen sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church was dedicated to St. Michael.
  
  
• The nave and chancel were rebuilt by E.J. Willson in 1835 out of yellow brick but the short medieval west tower had the top part rebuilt also in the 19th century.
  
  
• The church seated about 60 people.
  
  
• The church at Buslingthorpe was declared redundant in 1984. It is still usually open to visitors on obtaining the key as instructed.
  
  
• The church is now in the care of The Churches Conservation Trust. According to Arthur Mee's, "The King's England - Lincolnshire":
  
  

"Buslingthorpe. Its modest little church, standing in a field, has two treasures from the past -- memorials of the De Buslingthorpes who were lords of this manor three centuries before the Tudor Dynasty."

• Here is a photograph of the church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1760 for burials and baptisms and from 1762 for marriages.
  
  
• We have a handful of entries extracted from the Buslingthorpe parish register. Your additions are welcome.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Westwold 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 Market Rasen sub-district of the Caistor 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 are 4 miles southwest of Market Rasen and 11.5 miles northeast of Lincoln. Two or three miles north east of Snarford and 1/2 mile east of Faldingworth lies St Michael's Church with just two or three cottages and a partially moated manor house to the east of the church. The parish covers about 1,400 acres. If you are planning a visit, see:

• See our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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History

• The village had a station on the Lincoln, Cleethorpes and Hull branch of the Great Central railway.
  
  

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Manors

• The family of DE BUSLINGTHORPE (also seen as BOSELYNGTHORPE) held this place from circa 1170 to the 15th century. It afterwards passed to the TYRWHITT family.
  
  
• The manor house was gone by 1912, but traces of the moat still remain.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 0885.
  
  
• 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.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• The parish was in the ancient Lawress or Walshcroft Wapentake (depending on date) in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

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

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Population

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Schools

• The children of the parish attended school in Faldingworth.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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