Hameringham

• The parish was in the Tetford 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:

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to All Saints.
• Reputedly, there was a larger church at Hameringham than the present one. In 1869, the rector discovered considerable foundations when dirt was cleared from around the present church. Portions of the existing church date to the 13th and 14th centuries.
• The church sports two bullet holes believed to be from the 1643 Civil War battle at nearby Winceby.
• The nave of the church fell down in 1893 and was restored.
• The church seats 105.
• There is a photograph of All Saints Church on the Wendy PARKINSON web site under "Yet More Lincolnshire".
• David HITCHBORNE has a photograph of All Saints Church on Geo-graph, taken in July, 2004.
• Here are two photographs of All Saints Church, which I believe were taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):

• Here are several detail photographs of All Saints Church, which were taken by Patricia McCRORY (who retains the copyright):

• The parish register dates from 1777 for baptisms and burials, and to 1744 for marriages. The register includes entries for Scrafield.
• We have the beginnings of a Parish Register extract file in text form. Your additions are welcome.
• Shelley CLACK has made a list of the monument inscriptions in the churchyard. You can download her "Hammeringham Churchyard Portable Document file and search for your relatives.
• Burial register entries for All Saints (1813-1900) are included in the National Burial Index (NBI).
• The LFHS has published several marriage and burial indexes for the Horncastle Deanery to make your search easier.
• The Wesleyan Methodists had a small chapel here, built in 1840. The Primitive Methodists likewise had a chapel here. 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 Tetford sub-district of the Horncastle Registration District.
• Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which started in July, 1837.

Hameringham is both a parish and a small village in the Wold hills, about 4 miles southeast of Horncastle and about 6 miles due east of Spilsby. Mareham on the Hill and Winceby parishes lie to the north, Scrivelsby parish to the west and Asgarby parish to the east. The parish covered about 1,370 acres in the early 1800's.

The village is small. If you are planning a visit:

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• In 1872, the parish was known for extensive piggeries, most owned by William SHARPLEY, of Claxby Pluckacre.

• In 1842, the principal landowners were the families RICHARDSON, BURKINSHAW, ENGLISH, HARE and others.
• In 1872, the principal landowners were the Rev. Hy. SHORROCK and the families RICHARDSON, ENGLISH, EVERINGTON, SHARPLEY and others. The COLTMAN family owned the manor.
• In 1882, the principal landowners were the Rev. Henry SHORROCK and the families RICHARDSON, ENGLISH, EVERINGTON, HARRISON and others. The COLTMAN family owned the manor.
• In 1900, the principal landowners were William B. COLTMAN, Frances J. COLTMAN, Miss HARRISON, Mrs. THIMBLEBY and J. E. WALTER.
• In 1913, the principal landowners were Hew. L. COLTMAN, Miss HARRISON, Mrs. THIMBLEBY, W. STONES, J. J. SIMONS, Samuel ROBERTS, and the Rev. Brice SMITH.

• See our Maps page for additional resources.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TF310672 (Lat/Lon: 53.185825, -0.041027), Hameringham 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.
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• The name derives from the Old English hamor+inga+ham, meaning "settlement of dwellers at the cliff or steep hill". It appears as Hameringam in the 1086 Domesday Book.
  [A. D. Mills, "A Dictionary of English Place-Names," Oxford University Press, 1991].

• White's 1842 Directory lists the following people in the parish: Christopher BLAYDES, Hy. DAWSON, John DONNER, John ENGLISH, Rev. Richd. FENTON, John GANT, Richard HARE, (no given name) NICHOLSON, Mrs. Mary RICHARDSON, Robt. RICHARDSON, Thos. STRAWSON, John TEMPLE and John TYLER.
• White's 1872 Directory lists the following people in the parish: Thomas Allen BELLAMY, James BLADES, Mrs. Jane BLADES, Richard BLADES, William CARR, Henry DAWSON, Edmund ENGLISH, Miss Hannah Maria ENGLISH, William FLETCHER, Samuel JOLL, Richard KEW, John MAKEY and the Rev. Henry SHORROCK.
• White's 1882 Directory lists the following people in the parish: Isaac ALLBONES, John BETTS, Richard BLADES, William CARR, Henry DAWSON, Benjamin ELVIN, Edmund ENGLISH, John ENGLISH, William FLETCHER, Edward FIDLING, Samuel HARRISON, Jph. HURDMAN, John H. SCOTT, William SHARPE, the Rev. Henry SHORROCK and John TYLER.
• Kelly's 1900 Directory lists the following people in the parish: William BARK, Charles and Richard BLADES, Wm. DAWSON, Walter DUNHAM, William GRAHAM, Chas. and Luke HARRISON, Edward SORFLEET, James STRAWSON, John TYLER, John VICKERS, Frank WALLER, John WILDMAN and Lowthar WINGATE.
• Kelly's 1913 Directory lists the following people in the parish: John BARK, Matthew BANUNBER, John Robert CLAREY, Joseph CLAREY, Wm. DAWSON, Chas. and Luke HARRISON, Joseph HAW, James STRAWSON, John TYLER, Jn. VICKERS, Frank WALLER and Charles WYLES.

• This place was an ancient parish in Lincolnshire and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
• The parish was in the ancient Hill Wapentake (Hill Hundred) in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
• For today's district governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.

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

Year	Inhabitants
1801	129
1811	135
1821	149
1831	158
1841	171
1851	201
1871	199
1881	175
1891	144
1911	111

• There was no school built in the parish. Children attended schools in Horncastle or Mareham on the Hill.
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.