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Census

  • The parish was in the Wragby sub-district of the Horncastle Registration District.
  • 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 / 640
1851H.O. 107 / 2107
1861R.G. 9 / 2365
1871R.G. 10 / 3378
1891R.G. 12 / 2597
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Church History

  • The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Andrew.
  • The church was rebuilt in 1863.
  • The church seats 150 people.
  • A photograph of the Anglican parish church is at the Wendy PARKINSON English Church Photographs site.
  • Gary BROTHWELL has a photograph of St. Andrew's Church on Geo-graph, taken in August, 2010.
  • Here is a photograph of Saint Andrew's Church supplied by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):

 

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Church Records

  • The Anglican parish register dates from 1562.
  • The LFHS has published several marriage indexes for the Horncastle Deanery to make your search easier.
  • The Wesleyan Methodists built two chapels here in 1838. Check our Non-Conformist Church Records page for additional resources.
  • 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 & Travel

Minting is both a village and a parish, 6 miles north-west of Horncastle. Gautby parish lies to the south and Baumber parish to the east. The parish covers about 2,600 acres.

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You can see pictures of Minting which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

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History

  • The Sebastopol Inn started out as a nameless beerhouse, but got its name when a soldier, recently returned from the Crimean War, drowned in a nearby dyke.
  • The Sebastopol Inn was a popular conversation spot. The inn is still functioning and has its own website.
  • Gary BROTHWELL has a photograph of the Sebastopol Inn on Geo-graph, taken in August, 2010.
  • These are the names associated with the place in various directories:
YearPerson
1842-- not listed by name--
1868Thomas MacKINDER, beer retailer
1872Mrs. Elizabeth MacKINDER, vict.
1882Charles Albert BROWN, vict.
1900Mrs. Maria WRAY, shopkeeper
1913Robert Wm. PINNING
1930Joseph HEWITT
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Maps

  • See our Maps page for additional resources.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TF187734 (Lat/Lon: 53.244359, -0.222643), Minting which are provided by:

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Politics & Government

  • This place was an ancient parish of Lincolnshire and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
  • The parish was in the southern division of the ancient Gartree Wapentake in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  • For today's district governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • Bastardy cases would be heard in the Horncastle petty session hearings.
  • A charity was established by George ASHTON, date unknown, of the interest from £80 annually.
  • 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

YearInhabitants
1801190
1811192
1821270
1831301
1841280
1851408
1871406
1881347
1891336
1901335
1911262
1921206
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Schools

  • A school was erected here in 1851, but abandoned when the new school was built.
  • The school erected in 1876 could accomodate 100 children. Attendance in 1912 was only 50.
  • For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.