Leverton

The Library at Boston will prove useful in your research.

Neil THEASBY has a photograph of two graves bonding on Geo-graph, taken in September, 2020.

• The parish was in the Benington sub-district of the Boston Registration District.
   
• For the 1901 census, we have a small 1901 Census Surname Extract page. Your additions are welcome.
   
• Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
   
• The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:

• There was a Christian church here at the time of the Norman Conquest.
   
• The Anglican parish church was dedicated to Saint Helena (or St. Helen).
   
• The church was thoroughly restored in 1892.
   
• The church seats 360 people.
   
• The church is a Grade I listed building with British Heritage.
   
• Geoff PICK has a photograph of St. Helena Church on Geo-graph, taken in August, 2003.
   
• Here is a photo of the church, taken by (and copyright of) Norma CLARE.
   

• Here is a photo of St. Helen's church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1562.
   
• The Lincolnshire FHS has transcribed the burial registers for this parish for 1813 - 1900.
   
• The LFHS has published several indexes for the Holland East Deanery to make your search easier.
   
• A Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built in 1858, followed by one built at Outgate in 1866. For information and assistance in researching these chapels, see our non-conformist religions page.
   
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.

• The parish was in the Benington sub-district of the Boston Registration District.
   
• Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.

Leverton parish is just south of Old Leake and 6 miles north-east of Boston. The parish boundaries extend to The Wash. Benington parish is to the south. Leverton parish covers over 3,100 acres and includes the hamlets of Lucasgate and Outgate.

The village lies inland, about a mile and a half from the North Sea. If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, take the A52 north-east out of Boston. It passes through Leverton village.
   
• Keith EVANS has a photograph of an Old Milepost on Geo-graph, taken in December, 2011.
   
• See our Touring page for additional resources.

• Geograph
• Flickr

• Ask for a calculation of the distance from Leverton to another place.

• Chris has a photograph of the Sheepgate Equestrian centre just northeast of the village on Geo-graph, taken in October, 2013.
   
• Alex McGREGOR has a photograph of the Travellers Rest Cafe on the A52 just north of Leverton village on Geo-graph, taken in July, 2018.

• See our Maps page for additional resources.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TF399475 (Lat/Lon: 53.006542, 0.083556), Leverton which are provided by:

• OpenStreetMap
• Google Maps
• StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
• Bing (was Multimap)
• Old Maps Online
• National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey 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)
• 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.

• J. HANNAN-BRIGGS has a photograph of the War Memorial on Geo-graph, taken in May, 2012.
   
• Richard CROFT also has a photograph of the Leverton War Memorial on Geo-graph, taken in April, 2007.

Jenny FRIPP provides this list of names from the war memorial.

MEN OF LEVERTON

Who served in the Empire's forces on land or sea in the Great European War, August 4th, 1914 to July 5th, 1919

Killed in Action, Died of Wounds or Sickness, or Missing (Some names have been fully rendered):

• Locals pronounce the name as "Lever'n". [Simon MEEDS, 2001]

• 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 ancient Skirbeck Wapentake in the parts of Holland.
   
• You may contact the local Leverton Parish Council regarding civic or political issues, but they are NOT staffed to help you with family history searches.
   
• For today's district governance, visit the local Boston Borough Council.

• Bastardy cases would be heard in the Kirton and Skirbeck petty session hearings.
   
• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Boston Poor Law Union.

Year	Inhabitants
1801	339
1831	631
1841	687
1851	790
1871	728
1881	593
1891	583
1901	544
1911	559
1971	639

• A National School was built here in 1873. The school could hold 100 children, but 1900 attendance was 65.
   
• See our Schools page for more information on researching school records.