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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

Friesthorpe

Census

• The parish was in the North-East 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 had a thatched roof until 1839, when that was blown away in a storm.
  
  
• The church was rebuilt in 1841, except for the ancient tower.
  
  
• The church is tiny, seating only 60.
  
  
• There is a photograph of St. Peter's Church on the Wendy Parkinson Church Photos web site.
  
  
• Here are two photos of St. Peter's Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1620.
  
  
• The LFHS 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 North-East 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

Friesthorpe is both a village and a small parish northeast of the city of Lincoln. Faldingworth parish lies to the north, Snarford parish to the west and Wickenby parish to the southeast.

If you are planning a visit:

• Take the A46 trunk road between Lincoln and Middle Rasen. The village is about 9 miles outside of Lincoln and only 3 miles from Middle Rasen, just off the road to the southeast.
  
  
• See our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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Manors

• The Manor House is mentioned in Kelly's 1900 Directory of Lincolnshire, but only as the residence of George Ernest NETTLESHIP.
  
  
• The Manor House is mentioned in Kelly's 1913 Directory of Lincolnshire, but only as the residence of John MADDISON and son.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 0783.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Names, Geographical

• The name Friesthorpe has also appeared with the first two vowels reversed ("Freisthorpe") and as "Frysthorpe".
  
  

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Politics and Government

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

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

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

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Population

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Schools

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

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