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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

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South Owersby

Census

• The parish was in the Market Rasen 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 web page author could find no history of a church in this parish.
  
  
• Many residents of this parish attended Anglican services in North Owersby parish or in Kirkby-cum-Osgodby parish.
  
  

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Church Records

• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Westwold 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 Market Rasen 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 small village and parish are in the north of Lincolnshire about 5 miles north of Market Rasen. The parish covers about 1,440 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• See our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 0693.
  
  
• 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

• For centuries, South Owersby was just a township in the larger Owersby parish. It was formed as a separate parish between 1842 and 1881.
  
  
• The parish was in the West division (and, later, the North division) of the ancient Walshcroft Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Caistor Poor Law Union.
  
  
• Bastardy cases were heard in the Market Rasen petty sessional courts.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• The children of this parish attended school in North Owersby.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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