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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

Little Carlton

Census

• The parish was in the Saltfleet sub-district of the Louth Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Edith.
  
  
• The church was rebuilt in 1837.
  
  
• The church seats about 150.
  
  
• The Diocese of Lincoln declared this church redundant in March, 1981. The building was demolished and the site added to the churchyard in December, 1987.
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1726.
  
  
• The LFHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Louthesk Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The Free Methodists (later "United Methodists") built a chapel in the parish in 1854. 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 Saltfleet sub-district of the Louth 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

Little Carlton is both a village and a parish which sits on the Eue River. Legbourne parish lies 3 miles to the west, Manby parish to the north and the town of Louth 5.5 miles to the west. The parish covers about 950 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, take the B1200 arterial road between Louth and Saltfleetby and turn south through Manby to reach the village.
  
  
• Visit our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 3985.
  
  
• 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 Government

• The parish was in the Marsh division of the ancient Louth Eske Wapentake in the East Lindsey division of the county in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• For today's governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

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

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Population

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Schools

• The children of this parish attended school in Great Carlton.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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