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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

North Ormsby

Census

• The parish was in the Binbrook sub-district of the Louth 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

• A priory of Gildbertine nuns was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin and founded here in the reign of Stephen.
  
  
• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Helen. Some directories (Kelly's and White's) give the dedication to All Saints, but this is incorrect.
  
  
• The church was rebuilt in 1848.
  
  
• The church seats about 100 people.
  
  
• In the churchyard, six graves have been found, reputedly from Saxon burials.
  
  
• The Diocese of Lincoln declared this church redundant in December, 1980. In 1984 it was sold for residential use.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Helen's Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1741.
  
  
• The LFHS has published several marriage and burial indexes for the Louth Eske Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Binbrook 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

This village and parish are 7 miles northwest of Louth. Ludborough parish is to the north. The parish covers about 1,700 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, take the A16 trunk road between Louth and Grimsby. The village is south of the A18 interconnect, just west of the A16.
  
  
• Visit our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 2893.
  
  
• For a modern map of the area, try: Multimaps.
  
  
• 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

• This parish is also listed as "Nun Ormsby". This may have been because of the Nunnery established here after The Conquest.
  
  

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Politics and Government

• The parish was in the ancient Ludborough Wapentake in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• For today's governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• After the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, the parish became part of the Louth Poorlaw Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• A National School opened here in 1879.
  
  
• In 1913 the children of this parish were attending school in nearby Utterby.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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