Normanby le Wold
Note: There is more than one Normanby in Lincolnshire.
- The parish was in the Caistor sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
- Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Peter.
- The church tower is over 700 years old.
- The church was restored in 1868.
- The church seats 160.
- A photograph of St. Peter's church is at the Wendy Parkinson English Church Photographs site.
- Here is a photo of the Church of St. Peter taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1561.
- The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Westwold Deanery to make your search easier.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the Caistor sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
This village and parish are at one of the highest points in Lincolnshire, at 543 feet above sea level. The parish lies 5 miles south of Caistor and covers just under 2,000 acres. Walesby parish lies to the south and Thoresway parish to the east.
If you are planning a visit:
- By automobile, take the B1225 secondary road south out of Caistor for 5 miles.
- Visit our touring page for more sources.
- The national grid reference is TF 1295.
- 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.
- The parish was in the ancient Walshcroft Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
77 |
| 1831 |
122 |
| 1871 |
162 |
| 1891 |
139 |
| 1911 |
196 |
- The children of this parish attended school at Claxby parish.
- For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
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[Last updated: 21-May-2008 - Louis R. Mills]
