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"BROXHOLME, a parish in the wapentake of Lawress, parts of Lindsey, in the county of Lincoln, 6 miles to the N.W. of Lincoln. It is near the Great Northern railway. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln, of the value of £273, in the patronage of F. Robinson, Esq. The church is dedicated to All Saints."

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2020

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Census

  • The parish was in the North East 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 / 629
1861R.G. 9 / 2363
1871R.G. 10 / 3375
1891R.G. 12 / 2596
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Church History

  • The Anglican parish church was dedicated to All Saints.
  • The church was rebuilt in 1857.
  • The church seated about 120.
  • The church was declared redundant by the Diocese of Lincoln in March, 1990. In June of 1992 it was sold for residential use.
  • Richard CROFT has a photograph of All Saints Church on Geo-graph, taken in December, 2005.
  • There is a photograph of All Saints church on the Wendy PARKINSON Church Photos web site, under "Yet more Lincs churches".
  • Here is a photo of All Saints church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):

 

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Church Records

  • The parish register dates from 1654.
  • The LFHS has published several marriage indexes for the Corringham Deanery to make your search easier.
  • Kelly's 1913 Directory of Lincolnshire reports that the parish is in the rural Deanery of West Lawress.
  • Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
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Civil Registration

  • The parish was in the North East 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

Broxholme is a parish and small town north-west of Lincoln. To the west is Saxilby parish, across the River Till. Nottinghamshire lies to the northwest. The parish covers about 1,350 acres.

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Gazetteers

The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

"BROXHOLME, a parish in the wapentake of Lawress, parts of Lindsey, in the county of Lincoln, 6 miles to the N.W. of Lincoln. It is near the Great Northern railway. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln, of the value of £273, in the patronage of F. Robinson, Esq. The church is dedicated to All Saints."

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Maps

  • See our Maps page for additional resources.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SK909781 (Lat/Lon: 53.292076, -0.637759), Broxholme which are provided by:

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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 Lawress Wapentake in the West Lindsey division of the county, in the parts of Lindsey.
  • Today's district governance is provided by the West Lindsey District Council.
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Lincoln Poor Law Union.
  • Bastardy cases would be heard in the Bail and Close petty sessional hearings on the 1st and 3rd Friday of every month.
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Population

YearInhabitants
1801110
1831137
1851113
1871126
1881114
189185
1911106
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Schools

  • The webpage author could find no reference to a school in this parish.
  • For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.