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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

West Butterwick

Census

• The parish was in the Owston sub-district in the Gainsborough 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. Mary the Virgin.
  
  
• The church was built in 1841.
  
  
• The church seats 200.
  
  
• There is a photograph of St. Mary's Church on the Wendy Parkinson Church Photos web site.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Mary's Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates only from 1845 (except for baptisms which date back to 1825). For earlier register entries, see Owston parish
  
  
• Check the Isle of Axholme Deanery to see which LFHS marriage indexes exist.
  
  
• A Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built in 1836. The parish also had a Primitive Methodist chapel and a General Baptist chapel.
  
  
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Owston sub-district in the Gainsborough 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

West Butterwick is NOT one of the eight original parishes in the Isle of Axholme in the far northwest corner of Lincolnshire. The parish was formed in 1845 from part of Owston parish. Prior to that, it had been a "township" in Owston parish. The parish lies 12 miles north of Gainsborough. Kelfield is a hamlet, 3 miles south of the village, on the west bank of the Trent River.

The village lies spread along the west bank of the Trent River. If you are planning a visit:

• See our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is SE 8305.
  
  
• 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 Government

• The parish was in the western division of the ancient Manley Wapentake in the Gainsborough district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• In May, 1845, West Butterwick parish was formed from the northeast portion of Owston parish.
  
  
• In the 1972 government redistricting, West Butterwick became part of the Boothferry District, which is now in the County of Humberside (formerly Lindsey, Lincolnshire).
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Gainsborough Poor Law Union.
  
  
• Bastardy cases would be heard in the Epworth petty session hearings.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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Societies

The local genealogical society is the Isle of Axholme FHS.

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