Luddington
Luddington is one of the eight original parishes in the Isle of Axholme in the far northwest corner of Lincolnshire. Crowle parish lies to the southwest and Scunthorpe is 10 miles southeast. The parish covers about 3,700 acres and inlcudes the township of Garthorpe.
Luddington was once a river island, having the Meredyke on the south, the Trent on the east and the Don on the north and west. At the time it was the most northern parish in the Isle of Axholme. If you are planning a visit:
- By automobile, take the B1392 secondary road north out of Althorpe.
- Visit our touring page for more sources.
- The parish was in the Swinefleet sub-district of the Goole Registration District.
- Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
Census
Year |
Piece No. |
| 1851 |
H.O. 107 / 2111 |
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Oswald.
- The old church was falling into ruin, so a new church was built in 1855 to replace it. It opened in July of that year.
- The church seats about 265.
- Here is a photo of the church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1700.
- The Lincolnshire Family History Society has provided a marriage index for the Isle of Axholme Deanery to make your search easier.
- The Primitive Methodists built a chapel here in 1841 and rebuilt it in 1893. The Wesleyan Methodists built a chapel here in 1837. A Catholic chapel was built in 1877, dedicated to St. Joseph and St. Dumphna. For information and assistance in researching these chapels, see our non-conformist religions page.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the Swinefleet sub-district of the Goole Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
- The national grid reference is SE 8216.
- 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.
- In the 1086 Domesday Book, the village name is rendered as Ludintone, from the Old Scandinavian "estate of Luda".
[A. D. Mills, "A Dictionary of English Place-Names," Oxford University Press, 1991]
- The parish was in the West division of the ancient Manley Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
- In the 1972 government redistricting, Luddington became part of the Boothferry District, which is now in the County of Humberside (formerly Lindsey, Lincolnshire).
- The Common Lands were enclosed here in 1803.
- Jonathan WORSOP left £2 and 10s. per year for the poor.
- As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Goole Poor Law Union.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1841 |
1,180 |
| 1871 |
1,355 |
| 1881 |
1,157 |
| 1891 |
981 |
- A National School was built here in 1849 to accomodate 80 children.
- A Parocial School was built in Garthorpe in 1852 to accomodate 80 children.
- A School Board was established here in 1872.
- A Board School was built in 1874 to replace the 1849 school. It was enlarged in 1891 to hold 90 children.
- See our Schools page for more information on researching school records.
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[Last updated: 15-October-2008 - Louis R. Mills]
