Langrick
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Census
- The parish was in the Sibsey sub-district of the Boston Registration District.
- Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
| Census Year | Piece No. |
|---|---|
| 1841 | H.O. 107 / 639 |
| 1871 | R.G. 10 / 3339 |
| 1891 | R.G. 12 / 2572 |
Churches
You can also perform a more selective search for churches in the Langrick area or see them printed on a map.
Church History
- The Anglican parish church at Langrick was built in 1828.
- The Anglican parish church at Langrick was not named until April, 1922.
- The Anglican parish church at Langrick was eventually dedicated to St. Margaret of Scotland.
- The church is a grade II listed building with British Heritage.
- The church seats 200.
- A photograph of St. Margaret's church is at the Wendy PARKINSON English Church Photographs site.
- Here is a photo of St. Margaret's, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
Church Records
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1831 for baptisms and burials and from 1837 for marriages.
- The LFHS has published several indexes for the Holland West Deanery to make your search easier.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
Civil Registration
- The parish was in the Sibsey sub-district of the Boston Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
Description and Travel
Langrick is both a parish and a village which lie north-west of Boston. Brothertoft parish lies to the south-west and Thornton le Fen parish to the north-east.
Langrick village is just north-east of the River Witham. If you are planning a visit:
- Take the B1183 trunk road north out of Boston. Where it meets the B1184, take the B1184 west (left) through Gipsey Bridge to Langrick.
- Here's a view of the village from the B1184 taken by J. HANNAN-BRIGGS in 2012.
- Passenger rail service to the village ceased in 1963.
- Check our Touring page for additional resources.
You can see pictures of Langrick which are provided by:
Gazetteers
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Historical Geography
You can see the administrative areas in which Langrick has been placed at times in the past. Select one to see a link to a map of that particular area.
History
- There was a small "temperence" hotel in the parish in the early 1900s, but not much history is available.
- The Ferry Boat Inn near the old railway line and close to the bridge across the river was a good place to stop on a long trip. The Inn is still operating. These are the names associated with the place in various directories:
| Year | Person |
|---|---|
| 1842 | George MIMMACK, vict. |
| 1872 | Thomas GRAY, vict. |
| 1882 | William GOODWIN, vict. |
| 1900 | Geo. BAXTER |
| 1913 | Arthur Ernest THOMPSON |
| 1930 | Geo. BAXTER |
- J. THOMAS has a photograph of the Langrick Station Cafe on Geo-graph, taken in September, 2013.
Maps
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TF272489 (Lat/Lon: 53.022631, -0.105743), Langrick which are provided by:
- This place shown on an OpenStreetMap map.
- Google Streetview
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- OpenStreetMap
- Bing (was Multimap)
- OldMaps (Old Ordnance Survey maps.)
- Old Maps Online (Other old maps.)
- National Library of Scotland (Best site for old maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- Elgin Road Works
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
Military History
- Richard CROFT provides a photograph of the War Memorial in the churchyard at Geo-graph taken in January, 2008.
Military Records
John EMERSON, who retains the copyright, provides these photographs of the war memorial at Langrick:
Politics and Government
- In 1812, the people in this area were formally incorporated into the township of Langriville (or Langrickville) and were a part of the Soke of Horncastle in the South Lindsey district of the county.
- In December, 1866, the township was incorporated as a modern Civil Parish by the authorities.
- The parish was in the ancient Kirton Wapentake in the Borough of Boston in the parts of Holland.
- In March, 1887, the parish gained part of the Holland Fen that had belonged to Frampton Civil Parish as well as a portion of Wyberton Civil Parish.
- In April, 1904, the parish gained a portion of Conningsby Civil Parish.
- In April, 1932, the parish gave up 456 acres to Brothertoft Civil Parish.
- In April, 1935, the parish gained 7 acres from Frampton Civil Parish and gave up 1 acre to Brothertoft Civil Parish and 67 acres to Kirton Civil Parish.
- You can contact the local Parish Council regarding civic or political matters, but they are NOT staffed to assist you with family history searches.
- For the borough governance, visit the local Boston Borough Council site.
- For today's district governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
Poor Houses, Poor Law etc.
- Bastardy cases would be held in the Horncastle petty session hearings every Saturday.
- The Common Land was enclosed here in 1802, but at that time there was not a single house in the enclosed area.
- As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Boston Poor Law Union.
Population
Year Inhabitants 1801 0 1821 195 1841 220 1851 292 1871 486 1881 505 1891 397 1901 337 1911 398
Schools
- The parish joined the Wildmore Fen School district in 1902.
- The children of this parish attended school in Thornton-le-Fen.
- For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.