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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

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Kirkby cum Osgodby

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 at Osgodby was dedicated to St. Denis.
  
  
• That church fell into decay some centuries ago.
  
  
• The Anglican parish church at Kirkby was dedicated to St. Andrew.
  
  
• St. Andrew's church appears to be of Norman origin, built prior to 1398.
  
  
• St. Andrew's was completely restored in 1900.
  
  
• St. Andrew's seats 205.
  
  
• A photograph of St. Andrew's Church is at the Wendy Parkinson English Church Photographs site.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Andrew's Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

• Here is second photo of St. Andrew's Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register of St. Andrew's dates from 1555.
  
  
• We have a handful of entries in our parish register extract. Your additions to this are welcome.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Westwold Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• There was a Catholic chapel erected in Osgodby in 1791; a Wesleyan Methodist chapel built in 1840 and a Wesleyan Reformers' chapel in 1854. The Primitive Methodists also had a chapel prior to 1871. For more on researching these chapel records, see our non-conformist religions page.
  
  
• 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 are near Market Rasen and about 8 miles southwest of Caistor. The parish contains two neighborhing villages, Kirkby and Osgodby. The parish covers about 1,700 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• See our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 0692.
  
  
• 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 Osgodby was ancienty called Angotby.
  
  
• Some locals pronounce the name Osgodby as "Osgarby".
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• The parish was in the ancient Walshcroft Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• Osgodby was anciently parished with Tealby, but was annexed to Kirkby in 1737 because the village church had fallen into decay.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• The moor and Common Lands here were enclosed in 1804.
  
  
• 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 National School was erected at Kirkby in 1822, but was closed by 1870.
  
  
• An Infant School was erected at Osgodby in 1868.
  
  
• See our Schools page for more information on researching school records.
  
  

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