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Washingborough

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Census

  • The parish was in the South West 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:
Census
Year
Piece No.
1841H.O. 107 / 624
1871R.G. 10 / 3366
1891R.G. 12 / 2587
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Church History

  • The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint John the Evangelist.
  • A photograph of St. John's church is at the Wendy PARKINSON English Church Photographs site.
  • Richard CROFT has a photograph of St. John the Evangelist's Church on Geo-graph, taken in March, 2006.
  • Here is a photograph of St. John's church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):

 

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  • A photograph of the Anglican church at Heighington is also at the Wendy PARKINSON English Church Photographs site.
  • Here is a photograph of the Chapel of Ease at Heighington, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):

 

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Church Records

  • The Anglican parish register dates from 1565.
  • The Family History Library in Salt Lake City has, on microfilm, the marriages in Washingborough for the years 1564-1734, 1734-1748, and 1813-1880.
  • The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Graffoe Deanery to make your search easier.
  • The Free Methodists had a chapel built here in 1882. For information and assistance in researching these chapels, see our non-conformist religions page.
  • J. THOMAS has a photograph of the Free Methodist Chapel on Geo-graph, taken in August, 2013.
  • Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
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Civil Registration

  • The parish was in the South West 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 & Travel

Washingborough is both a village and a parish which lies 132 miles north of London on the south bank of the River Witham just a few miles east-south-east of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, just north-west of Heighington. Heighington is a township in the parish. Branston parish is to the south. The parish covers about 2,600 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

  • Take the B1190 trunk road, between Horncastle and Lincoln. This travels through the north edge of the village.
  • See our touring page for more sources.
You can see pictures of Washingborough which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

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Maps

  • See our Maps page for additional resources.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TF018706 (Lat/Lon: 53.222705, -0.476691), Washingborough which are provided by:

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Military History

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Military Records

For a photograph of the Washingborough War Memorial and the names on the Rolls of Honour plaques, see the Roll of Honour site.

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Names, Geographical

  • The name "Heighington" is pronounced by locals as "Hainton".
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Politics & Government

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

  • Bastardy cases would be heard in the Lincoln South petty session hearings.
  • In 1619, Thomas GARRATT left an investment as a charity for the poor. In 1900, it generated about £120 to be distributed amongst them.
  • The Common Lands were enclosed here in 1834.
  • As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Lincoln Poor Law Union.
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Population

Note: Some population figures may be for the township, others for the parish.

YearInhabitants
1801645
1821874
18411,099
18511,180
18711,154
1891611
1911674
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Schools

  • A Free Grammar School was built in Heighington.
  • A School Board of 5 members was formed in 1876 to cover both Heighington and Washingborough.
  • For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.