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"HAUGHAM, a parish in the Wold division of the hundred of Louth Eske, parts of Lindsey, county Lincoln, 4 miles S.E. of Louth, and 3 S.W. of Legbourne railway station. The parish is well timbered, comprising upwards of 450 acres of wood. Here was formerly a cell to the Benedictine abbey of St. Mary San Sever in France, which, upon the abolition of alien priories, was settled upon the Carthusian priory of St. Ann, near Coventry. Its revenues at the Dissolution were valued at 12 marks per annum. At the foot of Skirbeck Hill, in this parish, is an intermittent spring, probably connected with some subterraneous reservoir. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln, value £225. The church of All Saints, long in ruins, was rebuilt in 1840 at the cost of £2,500. It has a tower, surmounted by a crocketed spire, and in the chancel is a stained-glass window representing Christ bearing the Cross, with SS. Peter and Paul on either side. The register commences in 1750. A vicarage has recently been built, and there is a village school. Henry Chaplin, Esq., is lord of the manor, and owner of the land."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2020
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The Library at Louth will prove useful in your research.
- 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. |
|---|---|
| 1851 | H.O. 107 / 2111 |
| 1861 | R.G. 9 / 2482 |
| 1871 | R.G. 10 / 3404 |
| 1891 | R.G. 12 / 2608 |
| 1901 | R.G. 13 / 3084 |
- In the 11th century a Benedictine priory was founded here by Hugh de ABRINOIS, the first Earl of Cheshire.
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to All Saints.
- The church was rebuilt in 1840.
- This small church only seats about 80.
- The Diocese of Lincoln declared this church redundant in May, 1981.
- There is a photograph of All Saints Church on the Wendy PARKINSON Church Photos web site.
- Here is a photo of All Saints Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1756 for marriages, 1771 for baptisms and 1776 for burials.
- The Lincolnshire FHS has published several Marriage indexes and a Burial index for the Louthesk Deanery to make your search easier.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- 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.
This village and parish lie 3 miles south of Louth. The parish is in the Wold Hills and covers about 1,900 acres.
If you are planning a visit:
- The Prime Meridian runs right through the village.
- By automobile, take the A16 south from Louth. The village will be on the right
- See our touring page for more sources.
The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
"HAUGHAM, a parish in the Wold division of the hundred of Louth Eske, parts of Lindsey, county Lincoln, 4 miles S.E. of Louth, and 3 S.W. of Legbourne railway station. The parish is well timbered, comprising upwards of 450 acres of wood. Here was formerly a cell to the Benedictine abbey of St. Mary San Sever in France, which, upon the abolition of alien priories, was settled upon the Carthusian priory of St. Ann, near Coventry. Its revenues at the Dissolution were valued at 12 marks per annum. At the foot of Skirbeck Hill, in this parish, is an intermittent spring, probably connected with some subterraneous reservoir. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln, value £225. The church of All Saints, long in ruins, was rebuilt in 1840 at the cost of £2,500. It has a tower, surmounted by a crocketed spire, and in the chancel is a stained-glass window representing Christ bearing the Cross, with SS. Peter and Paul on either side. The register commences in 1750. A vicarage has recently been built, and there is a village school. Henry Chaplin, Esq., is lord of the manor, and owner of the land."
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Haugham to another place.
- The Prime Meridian passes through this parish.
- Check the history of the Wapentake at the Loveden Wapentake website.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TF338815 (Lat/Lon: 53.313537, 0.006906), Haugham 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.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
For a photograph of the Haugham War Memorial Plaque in the church and the list of names on it, see the Roll of Honour site.
- This place was an ancient parish in Lincolnshire and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
- You may contact the Joint Parish Council for Tathwell and Haugham regarding civic or political matters, but they can Not assist you with family history searches.
- The parish was in the Wold division of the ancient Louth Eske Wapentake 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 held in the Louth Esk Petty Session hearings.
- After the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act reforms, the parish became part of the Louth Poorlaw Union.
- The children of this parish attended school in Tathwell parish.
- See our Schools page for more information on researching school records.