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Hagnaby

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Census

  • The parish was in the Stickney sub-district of the Spilsby Registration District.
  • The North Lincolnshire Library (or Central Library) in Scunthorpe has the 1881 census for Hagnaby.
  • Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  • The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
Census
Year
Piece No.
1841H.O. 107 / 636
1851H.O. 107 / 2109 & 2111
1861R.G. 9 / 2372
1871R.G. 10 / 3387
1891R.G. 12 / 2601
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Church History

  • The Anglican parish church was dedicated to Saint Andrew.
  • The existing church building is from the late 18th century.
  • The church was restored in 1881.
  • The church is small and only seats about 70.
  • The church is a Grade II listed building with British Heritage.
  • David HITCHBORNE has a photograph of the wall around St. Andrew's Church on Geo-graph, taken in April, 2004.
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Church Records

  • The Anglican parish register dates from 1684.
  • The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Bolingbroke 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 Stickney sub-district of the Spilsby Registration District.
  • Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
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Description & Travel

This parish and small village are located about 5 miles southwest of Spilsby. The parish only covers about 840 acres.

The village is nestled near a small stream called the Hagnaby Beck. If you are planning a visit:

  • By automobile, take the A155 east out of Keal for about a mile and a half. Or, head south out of Spilsby on the A16 and turn right (west) onto the A155
  • Check out our touring page.
You can see pictures of Hagnaby which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

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Manors

  • Hagnaby Priory is a modern white brick mansion. In 1912, it was the seat of Mrs. POCKLINGTON-COLTMAN.
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Maps

  • See our Maps page for additional resources.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TF345627 (Lat/Lon: 53.144474, 0.009481), Hagnaby which are provided by:

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Military History

  • RAF East Kirkby is a former airfield opened in August 1943 as a bomber command station. The airfield is located just south-east of Hagnaby village.
  • Wikipedia tells us "In the 1950s, the base was used by the United States Air Force for Air Rescue squadrons".
  • The airfield closed in 1958 and was sold by the government in 1964. The Control Tower is now part of the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre.
  • David Hitchborne has a photograph of the Former East Kirkby Aerodrome on Geo-graph, taken in May, 2007.
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Politics & Government

  • This place was an ancient parish in Lincoln county and it became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
  • The parish was in the West division of the ancient Bolingbroke Wapentake in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  • The parish was also in the Bolingbroke Soke.
  • In 1880 a detached part of the parish was transferred to Thorpe St. Peter parish.
  • For today's district governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

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Population

Year Inhabitants
180166
183171
185191
187185
188174
189165
191175
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Schools

  • The children of this parish attended school in East Keal parish.
  • See our Schools page for more information on researching school records.