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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

Utterby

Census

• The parish was in the Louth sub-district of the Louth Registration District.
  
  
• We have a partial extract of the Utterby 1901 Census for your review.
  
  
• 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. Andrew.
  
  
• The church and tower were built about 1340.
  
  
• The church seats 140.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Andrew's Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1695.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes for the Louthesk Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• Kelly's 1913 Directory of Lincolnshire places the parish in the rural Deanery of Ludborough.
  
  
• A Wesleyan Methodist chapel, built in 1846, graced the parish, as did a United Methodist chapel, built in 1854 and restored in 1883. 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 Louth sub-district of the Louth 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

Utterby is both a village and a parish, nestling close to the Lincolnshire Wolds, 4 miles north from Louth and 11 miles from Grimsby. The parish covers a little over 1,500 acres.

The village is small, with one shop and a combined post office. If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, the village is split by the A16 trunk road just 4 miles north of Louth. This is the old Barton Street between Louth and Great Grimsby.
  
  
• Regular bus service runs along the A16. See also our Transport page for bus services.
  
  
• See our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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History

• Local legend has it that the village was swept away by ocean incursions in past centuries.
  
  
• The Great Nothern Railway came in 1848.
  
  
• The village boasts an historic bridge used by workers and packhorses as they carried salt between the coast and Lincoln. Here's a photo of the bridge contributed by John Beal (who holds the copyright):
  
  

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Manors

• Utterby Manor bears the ELYE coat of arms dated 1639 built into the fabric of the building.
  
  
• Utterby Manor was enlarged in 1900.
  
  
• Utterby Manor was held by the ELYE family for centuries.
  
  
• The parish also includes Utterby House, built of brick. It was occupied by Captain Dudley Roger Hugh PELHAM in 1912, but ownership was in the hands of the BENSON family.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 3093.
  
  
• For a modern map, try: Multimaps.
  
  
• 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 ancient Ludborough 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 Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, the parish became part of the Louth Poorlaw Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• The Utterby Primary School is at: Utterby, Louth, LINC, LN11 0TN. Tele: 01472-840280.
  
  
• Some of the children in this parish attended school in nearby Covenham parish.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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