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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

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Wickenby

Census

• The parish was in the North-East sub-district of the Lincoln 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 Saints Peter and Lawrence.
  
  
• The church was restored in 1878 and the tower was added.
  
  
• The church seats 100.
  
  
• Here is a photo of Saint Peter and Saint Lawrence Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from the year 1558.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes for the Westwold Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The British Vital Records Index (BVRI) lists 347 burials for the years 1813 - 1900.
  
  
• The United Methodists built a chapel here in 1878. 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 North-East sub-district of the Lincoln 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

Wickenby is both a village and a parish in the Wolds, northwest of the city of Lincoln. Snelland parish lies to the southwest and Fulnetby township in Rand parish to the south. The parish covers just about 2,000 acres and includes the hamlet of Westlaby.

If you are planning a visit:

• See our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 0881.
  
  
• 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 Wraggoe Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• The 1900 and 1913 editions of Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire has the parish, perhaps erroneously, as part of the East Lindsey district of the county.
  
  

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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 Lincoln Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• A Public Elementary School was built in 1842 and rebuilt in 1879. It could hold 80 children.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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