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Partney

Cemetery

• A cemetery of one half acre was opened in 1902.
  
  
• The cemetery was managed by the Parish Council.
  
  

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Census

• The parish was in the Spilsby sub-district of the Spilsby 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

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Nicholas..
  
  
• The church is made of green sandstone.
  
  
• The church was partially rebuilt in 1862.
  
  
• The church seats 130.
  
  
• The churchyard contains an oak tree believed to be over a thousand years old.
  
  
• A photograph of St. Nicholas Church is at the Wendy Parkinson English Church Photographs site.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Nicholas Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The parish register dates from 1699.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Bolingbroke Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• A Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built here in 1808 and a Baptist chapel in 1843. The Baptists abandoned their chapel by 1900. 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 Spilsby sub-district of the Spilsby 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

Partney is a village and a parish 132 miles north of London, 2 miles north of Spilsby and 6 miles southwest of Alford at the junction of several main roads. The parish covers about 940 acres.

A branch of the Steeping River runs past the west end of the village of Partney. If you are considering a visit:

• By automobile, take the A16 Trunk Road north out of Spilsby. At the junction of the A158 trunk road you are in Partney.
  
  
• See our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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Manors

• Partney Hall, the seat of the MADDISON family, is a handsome brick mansion.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 4168.
  
  
• 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 Governance

• The parish was in the Wold division of the ancient Candleshoe Wapentake in the East Lindsey division of the county, in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• Kelly's 1913 Directory of Lincolnshire places the parish, perhaps erroneously, in the South Lindsey division of the county.
  
  
• For today's governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• In 1719, Thomas HACKLEY, of London, left the interest from £100 to be distributed to the poor on the Sunday before Christmas.
  
  
• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Spilsby Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• A National School was built here in 1858 to hold up to 100 students.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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