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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

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Hawerby cum Beesby (Hawardby)

Census

• The parish was in the Grimsby sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
  
  
• In an 1890 district re-organization, this sub-district became its own Registration District.
  
  
• We have a handful of 1901 census surnames in a text file. Your additions are welcome.
  
  
• Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Margaret.
  
  
• The church seats only about 60 persons.
  
  
• The church was declared redundant by the Diocese of Lincoln in October, 1974. It was used as a monument and art gallery in July, 1978.
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1520, but is only clearly legible from 1597.
  
  
• We have only one family in our Parish Register Extract text file, but your additions are welcome.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a 1641/2 Protestation Return for the Haverstoe 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 Grimsby sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
  
  
• In an 1890 district re-organization, this sub-district became its own 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 small parish are in the Lincolnshire Wolds about 9 miles south of Grimsby. Wold Newton parish lies just to the west. The parish covers about 1,200 acres and includes the hamlet and manor of Beesby.

If you are planning a visit:

• See our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Manors

• Hawerby Hall is a brick building. It was erected in 1781 and enlarged in 1840.
  
  
• Hawerby Hall was the residence and property of Theophilus John HARNEIS, JP and lord of the manor in 1900.
  
  
• This note was provided by Sheila Coy in April 2002: Hawerby Hall is on the A18 just near North Thoresby. In recent years it was run as a small hotel for women called the hen-house and was for a time pink. It is now white again and either for sale or recently sold.
  
  
• Nicola Pike adds this comment: It was a plague village and has a lot of superstition around the Hall.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 2697.
  
  
• 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 ancient Bradley Haverstoe Wapentake in the Central Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Caistor Poor Law Union.
  
  
• In 1890, this parish was transferred to the new Grimsby Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

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

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