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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

Lissington

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 is dedicated to St. John the Baptist.
  
  
• The church was restored in 1912.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. John's Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The parish register dates from 1562.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Westwold Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The Wesleyan Methodists and the United Methodists each had a small chapel here. 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

• 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 4 miles south of Market Rasen and 4 miles north of Wragby. The parish covers just over 1,500 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• Visit our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 1083.
  
  
• 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 Wraggoe Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• After the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, this parish became part of the Caistor Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• A small Public Elementary School was built here in 1854. In 1911, it had an average attendance of 42 students.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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