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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

Saxby (Saxby by Owmby)

Note: There is another Saxby village in Lincolnshire.

Census

• The parish was in the North-East sub-district of the Lincoln 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. Helen.
  
  
• The church was originally built as a mortuary chapel for the SAUNDERSON family.
  
  
• The church was restored in 1869, then again in 1895.
  
  
• The church seats only about 70 people.
  
  
• The church was restored and redecorated in 1948. It opened for services Sunday, June 13th, 1948.
  
  
• We have a list of contributors, which includes many dates of marriage. We have the same data in a Rich Text File if you prefer.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Helen's Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The parish church register dates from 1666.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has a Loan Library service which has the parish registers on microfiche for Baptisms from 1666 to 1812 and Marriages from 1555 to 1654.
  
  
• The LFHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Lawres 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 North-East sub-district of the Lincoln 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

Saxby (Saxby by Owmby) is both a village and a parish north of the city of Lincoln. Owmby parish lies to the north and Spridlington parish to the south. The parish covers about 1,370 acres.

Saxby village is just about a mile east of the Roman Road known as Ermine Street. If you are planning a visit:

• Take the A15 north out of Lincoln for about seven miles. About a mile before you get to the to the A631, turn right to Saxby.
  
  
• See our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 0086.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer 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 eastern division of the ancient Aslacoe Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• The parish is also in the Soke of Kirton-in-Lindsey.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• As a result of the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, the parish became part of the Lincoln Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• Children of this parish attended schools at Spridlington and Normanby-by-Spital.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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