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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

Holton le Moor

Note: Holton le Moor is not an ancient parish of Lincolnshire. For many centuries it was a township in Caistor parish.

Census

• The parish was in the Caistor sub-district of the Caistor 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.
  
  
• The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Luke.
  
  
• The church was considered "decayed" in 1842. At that time, devine service was only performed once a fortnight.
  
  
• The church was rebuilt in 1854.
  
  
• The church seats about 120.
  
  
• There is a photograph of St. Luke's church on the Wendy Parkinson Church Photos web site.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Luke's Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1813.
  
  
• 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 Caistor 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 is 3 miles southwest of Caistor, 9.5 miles southeast of Brigg and 150 miles north of London. The parish covers almost 1,900 acres.

The village is small. If you are planning a visit:

• Visit our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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History

• Up until about 1840, the greater part of this parish was a rabbit warren.
  
  

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Manors

• Holton Park was the residence of Mr. Thomas John DIXON in 1842.
  
  
• Holton Park was the residence of Mrs. Jameson DIXON in 1900.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 0897.
  
  
• 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

• For centuries, this parish was only a parochial chapelry.
  
  
• The parish was in the North division of the ancient Walshcroft Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• White's 1900 Directory of Lincolnshire places this parish, perhaps erroneously, in the East Lindsey division of the county.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

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

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Population

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Schools

• A Public Elementary School was built here in 1858 to hold 60 students.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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