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Coleby

Note: There are at least three Colebys in Lincolnshire alone. The description below is for the parish. The other two are hamlets in other parishes.

Census

• The parish was in the South West sub-district of the Lincoln Registration District.
  
  
• Wendy Parkinson has the Coleby 1861 census transcribed and indexed online.
  
  
• 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 All Saints.
  
  
• The church has a tower base that dates from Saxon times. The top of the tower was built in the early 15th century.
  
  
• Here is a photo of All Saints' Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• There is a publication: "The Registers of Coleby (Lincoln County) 1561-1812," transcribed by: Mrs. Tempest, produced by: Quintin Publications, 1903, Parish Register Society, 187 pgs. Price at last check was around US$20. It can be purchased either on CD-ROM or in spiral-bound form.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Graffoe Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The Wesleyan Methodists had a chapel here by 1881. For information and assistance in researching these chapels, 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 South West sub-district of the Lincoln 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 lie south of Lincoln and just south of Harmston. Auborn parish is to the northwest and Boothby Graffoe parish to the south. The western boundary is the River Brant. The parish covers about 2,600 acres.

The village sits on the Cliff range, near the old Ermine Street (the Roman road from London to the Humber River). If you are planning a visit:

• Take the A15 trunk road, south out of Lincoln and turn off at the southbound A607 trunk road. Follow that south and pass Harmston village. One mile further south, just to the right, is Coleby village.
  
  
• See our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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Manors

• Coleby Hall was erected in 1628 on the foundation of an older "North Hall."
  
  
• According to Terry Wells, Coleby Hall was occupied in the mid-1700s by Worcester CALLOWHILL.
  
  
• Coleby Hall was the seat of Major Arthur Cecil TEMPEST in 1900.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is SK 9760.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey "Explorer 272" map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Politics and Government

• The parish was in the High division of the ancient Graffoe Wapentake in the North Kesteven division of the county, in the parts of Kesteven.
  
  
• For today's governance, see the North Kesteven District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• The Common Lands were enclosed here in 1760.
  
  
• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Lincoln Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• A Parochial School was built here in 1854 and later enlarged.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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