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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

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Doddington (with Whisby)

Census

• The parish was in the "South West" sub-district of the Lincoln Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Peter.
  
  
• The church was almost entirely rebuilt in stone in 1771.
  
  
• The church seats about 200.
  
  
• Here are two photos of St. Peter's Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The parish register dates from 1690.
  
  
• We have a partial parish register extract text file. Your additions would be welcome.
  
  
• The LFHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Graffoe 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 "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 just west of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, just south of the Fossdyke Canal. Skellingthorpe parish is to the northeast and Thorpe on the Hill parish is to the south. The parish is bounded on the west by Nottinghamshire. The parish covers about 2,500 acres.

The village of Doddington is just outside the suburbs of the city of Lincoln. Whisby is a hamlet in the parish. If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, take the B1190 arterial road between North Hykeham and the Fossdyke Canal west off of the A46 trunk road.
  
  
• There are camping facilities just southwest of the village.
  
  
• Check our Touring page for additional resources.
  
  

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History

• The parish was served by a railway station 2 miles northwest of the village on a line of the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast railway.
  
  
• There is a good book on local history: R. E. G. Cole, History of the manor and township of Doddington: otherwise Doddington-Pigot, in the county of Lincoln, and its successive owners, with pedigrees, Lincoln: J. Williamson, printer, 1897, 276 pgs.
  
  

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Manors

• Doddington Hall was formerly the seat of the DELAVAL or de LAVAL family.
  
  
• In 1841, the manor belonged to Colonel George Ralph Payne JARVIS.
  
  
• In 1912, the manor belonged to George Eden JARVIS.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is SK 9070. The grid reference for Whisby is SK 9067.
  
  
• 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 Governance

• The parish was in the Lower 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.

• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Lincoln Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• A Public Elementary School was built here in 1851. In 1912, average attendance was only 26.
  
  
• See our Schools page for more information on researching school records.
  
  

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