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Archives & Libraries

The Library at Louth will prove useful in your research.

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Census

  • The parish was in the Louth sub-district of the Louth 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 / 633
1851H.O. 107 / 2111
1861R.G. 9 / 2383
1871R.G. 10 / 3404
1891R.G. 12 / 2608
1901R.G. 13 / 3084
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Church History

  • The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Mary.
     
  • The church is built primarily of chalk stone and the interior lined with red bricks.
     
  • The font is dated 1450.
     
  • The church was rebuilt in 1863 after the old structure was demolished.
     
  • The church is a Grade II listed structure with English Heritage.
     
  • The church seats 150.
     
  • The inhabitants of Brackenborough parish use this church still.
     
  • There is a photograph of the Anglican parish church on the Wendy PARKINSON Church Photos web site.
     
  • Here are two photos of Saint Mary's Church, taken by Patricia McCRORY (who retains the copyright):
     
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Church Records

  • The Anglican parish register dates from 1568, but the early years are barely legible. It includes register entries for Brackenborough parish.
     
  • The Lincolnshire FHS has published several Marriage indexes and a Burial Index for the Louthesk Deanery to make your search easier.
     
  • There was a Wesleyan Methodist chapel built here before 1840. The Primitive Methodists and Free Methodists had chapels here, also.
     
  • For information and assistance in researching these chapels, see our non-conformist religions page.
     
  • Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
     
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Civil Registration

  • The parish was in the Louth sub-district of the Louth 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

Fotherby is both a village and a parish in the north-east section of Lincolnshire, 151 miles north of London and 3 miles north of Louth. Utterby parish is to the north and North Elkington parish to the west. The parish covers over 1,300 acres.

The village is a quiet, agricultural place. If you are planning a visit:

  • By automobile, the A16 between Louth and Grimsby splits the village in two about 3 miles north of Louth.
     
  • There's a view of the old A16 as it passes through the village on Geo-graph taken by John BEAL.
     
  • On a clear day, from one of the high points in the parish, one can see the North Sea, the River Humber and the coast of Yorkshire.
     
  • See our touring page for visitor services.
You can see pictures of Fotherby 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 TF316917 (Lat/Lon: 53.405797, -0.021586), Fotherby which are provided by:

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Names, Geographical

In the 1086 Domesday Book the name is rendered as "Fodrebi".

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Periodicals

The Parish Council publishes a quarterly Keyhole magazine for residents.

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Politics & Government

  • This place was an ancient parish in Lincolnshire and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
     
  • You may contact the local Parish Council regarding civic or political matters, but they are NOT equiped to do family history searches for you.
     
  • The parish was in the ancient Ludborough Wapentake in the East Lindsey district and parts of Lindsey.
     
  • For today's governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
     
  • In recent years the Parish Council has wrestled with the issue of spending money on maintaining the village common, so don't be surprised if it looks a little neglected.
     
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • Bastardy cases would be heard in the Louth petty session hearings in the Louth Courthouse every other Wednesday.
     
  • After the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, this parish became part of the Louth Poor Law Union.
     
  • In 1866, six almshouses were erected by Everitt ALLENBY. There's a photograph of the almshouses on Geo-graph taken by John BEAL.
     
  • In 1868, the estate of Everitt ALLENBY left the interest on £250 to be distributed to the poor in coals and flannel in December.
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Population

YearInhabitants
1801141
1831207
1841227
1871257
1881237
1891228
1901212
1911209
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Schools

  • This parish, among others, was entitled to send students to Covenham National School, but many of the children attended schools in Louth and North Grimsby.
     
  • For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.