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Mavis Enderby

Census

• The parish was in the Spilsby sub-district of the Spilsby Registration District.
  
  
• The North Lincolnshire Library holds the census returns for 1841 and 1881.
  
  
• 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 parish used to have an old religious house which was attached to the Abbey at Revesby.
  
  
• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Michael.
  
  
• The church is built of green sandstone and has a tower with three bells.
  
  
• The church chancel was rebuilt in 1871 and the rest restored in 1878.
  
  
• The church seats 150.
  
  
• Here is a photo of the church, taken by (and copyright of) Norma Clare.
  
  

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

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1579.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Bolingbroke Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The Wesleyan Methodists built a chapel here in 1876. For information and assistance in researching this chapel, 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 Spilsby sub-district of the Spilsby Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which started in July, 1837.
  
  

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Description and Travel

Mavis Enderby is both a village and a parish in the Wold Hills, about 3 miles west of Spilsby and 7 miles east of Horncastle. Raithby parish lies to the east and Old Bolingbroke parish to the southwest. The parish covers just over 1,150 acres today.

Mavis Enderby is a small village. If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, take the B1195 arterial road west out of Spilsby.
  
  
• Visit the village information site for additional information.
  
  
• See our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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History

• Mavis Enderby was held by William Malebrisse in 1202.
  
  
• The parish used to celebrate an Enderby Feast on or about Michaelmas Day.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 3666.
  
  
• 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 is rendered as "Endrebi" in the 1068 Domesday Book and again as "Endrebi" in 1115.
  
  
• The village is given as "Enderby Malbys" in 1302. Malbys was later shortened to Mavis.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• The parish was in the East division of the ancient Bolingbroke Wapentake in the East Lindsey division of the county, in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• The parish has also been listed as being in the Soke of Bolingbroke.
  
  
• For today's governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• The Common Lands were enclosed here in 1798. A little over 4 acres were reserved for the poor.
  
  
• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Spilsby Poor Law Union.
  
  
• Read about Martha LOWE and some of her children by William CLARKE, as provided by a relative, Denny LOWE, who resides in Langley, BC, Canada.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• In 1881, there was only an infant school here. Older students attended school in Raithby.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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