Holton le Moor

The Caistor Library is an excellent resource with a Local History section and a Family History section.

• The parish was in the Caistor sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
   
• We have a handful of 1901 census surnames in a text file. Your additions are welcome.
   
• 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 Saint Luke.
   
• The church has both Saxon and early Norman remnants in the structure.
   
• The church was considered "decayed" in 1842. At that time, devine service was only performed once a fortnight.
   
• The church was rebuilt in 1854 in the Early English style with a turret by George PLACE.
   
• The church was rebuilt again in 1926 by H. G. GAMBLE.
   
• The church chancel and nave was added in 1926.
   
• The Church is a Grade II listed structure with English Heritage.
   
• The church seats 140.
   
• There is a photograph of St. Luke's church on the Wendy PARKINSON Church Photos web site.
   
• David HITCHBORNE has a photograph of St. Luke's church on Geo-graph, taken in July, 2004.
   
• Here is a photo of St. Luke's Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
   

• The church contains memorials to the DIXON family.
   
• The Anglican parish register dates from 1813.
   
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Westwold Deanery to make your search easier.
   
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.

• The parish was in the Caistor sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
   
• Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.

This village and parish is 3 miles southwest of Caistor, 9.5 miles southeast of Brigg and 150 miles north of London. The parish covers 1,892 acres. Nettleton Wood stands to the north.

The village is small and relatiely unchanged in the last 200 years. If you are planning a visit:

• Visit our touring page for more sources.

• Geograph
• Flickr

• Ask for a calculation of the distance from Holton le Moor to another place.

• Archaeological evidence suggests Stone Age settlers inhabited the parish.
   
• Up until about 1840, the greater part of this parish was a rabbit warren. Durring the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the DIXON family converted the tiny village into a planned estate village with new farm buildings, a school and the village hall.

• Holton Hall was built in 1785 for the DIXON family.
   
• Holton Park was the residence of Mr. Thomas John DIXON in 1842.
   
• Holton Park was the residence of Mrs. Jameson DIXON in 1900.
   
• Moot Hall was built in 1910, commissioned by Revd Thomas George DIXON. To celebrate the centenary of the Moot Hall a booklet, outlining its history and the role the Hall has played in village life, has been printed.
   

• See our Maps page for additional resources.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TF080977 (Lat/Lon: 53.464874, -0.375205), Holton le Moor 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.

• There is a cross in the churchyard in memory of the men of the village who died in World War I.
   
• Kate NICOL has a photograph of the War Memorial cross on Geo-graph, taken in February, 2010.
   
• The military set up an "Aspirin" transmitter here in World War II. This transmitter would interrupt or interfere with the German Luftwaffe's Knickebein signal which was used to direct bombers to their targets.
   

For a photograph of the Holton-le-Moor War Memorial and the list of names on it, see the Roll of Honour site.

• For centuries, this parish was only a parochial chapelry. In December, 1866, it was established as a Civil Parish.
   
• The parish was in the North division of the ancient Walshcroft Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
   
• Today's district governance is provided by the West Lindsey District Council.

• Bastardy cases would be heard in the Caistor petty session hearings held on the fourth Wednesday of each month and nearly every Saturday.
   
• Enclosure of the Common Land began here in the early 17th century.
   
• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Caistor Poor Law Union.
   
• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Caistor Poor Law Union.
   
• The parish almshouses were built in 1910 thanks to a bequest from Mrs. Jameson DIXON.
   
• Richard CROFT has a photograph of the Almshouses on Geo-graph, taken in May, 2010.

Year	Inhabitants
1801	92
1831	150
1861	180
1871	195
1881	178
1891	167
1901	163
1911	175
1921	218
1931	192

• A Public Elementary School was built here in 1858 to hold 60 students. It was replaced with a new school in 1913.
   
• Richard CROFT has a photograph of the school facade on Geo-graph, taken in May, 2010.
   
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.