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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

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Cabourne (Caburn)

Census

• The parish was in the Caistor sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
  
  
• The North Lincolnshire Archives has the census enumeration sheets for 1841, 1851, 1881 and 1891.
  
  
• 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 St. Nicholas.
  
  
• The church tower was restored in 1871.
  
  
• The church itself seats about 100.
  
  
• Here is a photo of the church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• Parish register entries exist from 1552.
  
  
• The National Burial Index (NBI) covers this parish from 1813 to 1900.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire Archives has the parish register for 1559 through 1976.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Westwold Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The Primitive Methodists had a small chapel here. For more on researching these chapel records, see our non-conformist religions page.
  
  
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Caistor 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

Cabourne is a small village and a parish in the Wold valleys, about 1.5 miles north of Caistor. The parish covers about 2,860 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• See our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TA 1301.
  
  
• Check out the Mutlimap display.
  
  
• 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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Names, Geographical

• The name Cabourne is also rendered as Caburn.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• The parish was in the ancient Bradley Haverstoe Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• The Common Lands were enclosed here around 1820.
  
  
• After the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act reforms, this parish became part of the Caistor Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• A parochial School was built here in 1856. Attendance in 1871 was about 30.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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