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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

East Torrington

Census

• The parish was in the Market Rasen sub-district of the Caistor 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 Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Michael.
  
  
• The current church building was erected in 1850 on the site of an earlier church.
  
  
• The church seats about 80.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Michael's church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1564.
  
  
• 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 lies about 5 miles southsoutheast of Market Rasen and two miles northwest of East Barkwith. Sixhills parish lies to the north. The parish covers about 1,420 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, take the A157 Trunk Road west out of Louth toward Wragby. Turn north at East Barkwith.
  
  
• Visit our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 1483.
  
  
• 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 western division of the ancient Wraggoe Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• Kelly's 1900 Directory of Lincolnshire places this parish, perhaps erroneously, in the East Lindsey division of the county, as does the 1913 edition.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

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

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Population

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Schools

• The children of this parish attended schools in the neighboring parishes of West Torrington, East Barkwith and Hainton.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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