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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

Somerby by Bigby (Somerby by Brigg)

Census

• The parish was in the Caistor sub-district of the Caistor 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. Margaret.
  
  
• The church is a building of stone of the 11th century.
  
  
• The church was restored in 1884-85.
  
  
• The church seats only 70.
  
  
• There is a photograph of St. Margaret's church on the Wendy Parkinson Church Photos web site.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Margaret's Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1661.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes for the Haverstoe 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 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.
  
  

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Description and Travel

This village and parish is between Bigby and Grasby, about 4 miles east of Brigg. The parish is small, covering only 989 acres, primarily of agricultural land.

The village is small enough to escape mention on small scale (large area) maps. If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, take the A1084 trunk road east out of Brigg. the parish is 4 miles east of Brigg and covers about 1,000 acres.
  
  
• See our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Manors

• Somerby Hall was the long-time home of the WESTON family.
  
  
• In 1900, Charles Frederick Weston UNDERWOOD was the resident at Somerby Hall.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TA 0606.
  
  
• 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 ancient Yarborough Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• Kelly's 1900 Directory of Lincolnshire reports that the parish is in the North Lindsey district of the county.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• After the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, this parish became part of the Caistor Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• The children of the parish attended schools at Bigby and Searby.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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