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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

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Ranby

Census

• The parish was in the Wragby sub-district of the Horncastle Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint German.
  
  
• The church was restored in 1860.
  
  
• The church seats 150.
  
  
• A photograph of Saint German's Church is at the Wendy Parkinson English Church Photographs site.
  
  
• Here is a photo of Saint German's Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyrights).
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1550.
  
  
• The LFHS has published several marriage indexes for the Horncastle 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 Wragby sub-district of the Horncastle 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

Ranby is both a village and parish in the Wolds, bounded on the east by the River Bain. The parish sits about 7 miles northwest of Horncastle and 7.5 miles east from Wragby parish. The parish covers about 1,290 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• See our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 2278.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer 273 map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Politics and Government

• The parish was in the North division of the ancient Gartree 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.

• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Horncastle Poor Law Union on 16th January 1837.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• There was a School built here before 1900 to hold 104 children.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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