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Gedney Hill

Archives and Libraries

• Many Gedney Hill parish records can be found at the Spalding Library.
  
  

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Census

• Gedney Hill was part of the Holbeach sub-district of the Holbeach Registration District.
  
  
• In an 1890 district re-organisation, Gedney Hill became part of the new Gedney Hill sub-district within the Holbeach 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

• Originally a chapelry in Gedney parish, it became its own parish centuries ago.
  
  
• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity.
  
  
• The church stands on some high ground in this other-wise flat parish.
  
  
• Portions of the church have been traced to the 14th century.
  
  
• The church was restored in 1874-75.
  
  
• The church seats 300.
  
  
• Here is a photo of Holy Trinity Church taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish registers exist from 1693, but Bishop's transcript entries go back to 1562.
  
  
• Check the East Elloe Deanery page to see which indexes are available.
  
  
• The General Baptists had a chapel at Gedney Hill, built in 1883. 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

• Gedney Hill was part of the Holbeach sub-district of the Holbeach Registration District.
  
  
• In an 1890 district re-organisation, Gedney Hill became part of the new Gedney Hill sub-district within the Holbeach Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which started in July, 1837.
  
  

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Description and Travel

Gedney Hill (sometimes called "Fen End") is both a village and parish about 96 miles north of London, about 7 miles west of Wisbech off the A47 trunk road and 10 miles south of Holbeach. Fleet parish lies to the west and Sutton St Edmund parish to the east. The Old South Eau Drain forms the southern border, with Cambridgeshire just across the canal. The area is marshy Fenland, drained by many small canals and the South Holland Main Drain. The parish encompasses just under 1,900 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, take the B1166 arterial road east out of Market Deeping. This passes through the village of Gedney Hill.
  
  
• Visit our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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History

• A Fair was held on the second Monday in June.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 3311.
  
  
• 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 Gedney is from the Old English gaeda+eg, or "island of Gaeda".
  ["A Dictionary of English Place-Names," A. D. Mills, Oxford University Press, 1991]
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• The parish was in the ancient Elloe Wapentake in the South Holland district in the parts of Holland.
  
  
• For today's local governance, visit the local South Holland District Council site. (JB)
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

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

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Population

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Schools

• The first formal school was built in Gedney Hill in 1860.
  
  
• A Public Elementary School was built in Fleet Fen in 1871.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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Note: Sections marked (JB) were contributed by John R. G. Bland of Lincolnshire.

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