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West Torrington

Census

• The parish was in the Wragby sub-district of the Horncastle Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Mary.
  
  
• The church was rebuilt by local subscription in 1862.
  
  
• This small church seats about 116.
  
  
• 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 from 1638.
  
  
• The LFHS has published several marriage and burial indexes for the Westwold Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The Anglican church is currently part of The Barkwith Group of the West Wold Deanery.
  
  
• The Wesleyan Methodists built a chapel here in 1859, as did the United Methodists. 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 Wragby sub-district of the Horncastle 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 Torrington is both a village and a parish in the Wolds, 13 miles northeast of Horncastle and 3 miles north of Wragby parish. The parish covers about 1,100 acres.

West Torrington village lies just north of the old Louth Road (now the A157) to Lincoln. If you are planning a visit:

• Visit our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 1381.
  
  
• 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 ancient Wraggoe Wapentake in the East Lindsey district and parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• For today's governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• There was a single, undated charity in the parish that awarded 26 shillings each year (circa 1911) to the oldest widow.
  
  
• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Horncastle Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• A Public Elementary School was first built here in 1859 to hold 70 children.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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