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"RANBY, a parish in the N. division of Gartree wapentake, parts of Lindsey, county Lincoln, 6½ miles E. of Wragby, its post town, and 7 N. W. of Horncastle. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the Wolds near the river Bain, and is wholly agricultural. The parish is intersected by the old Roman road from Horncastle to Caistor, and was forfeited by the family of Dicconson at the time of the Gunpowder Plot. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln, value £86. The church, dedicated to St. German, has a lofty tower containing three bells. The church was rebuilt in 1839. The register dates from 1550."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2020
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| St German, Ranby, Church of England |
- The parish was in the Wragby 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:
| Census Year | Piece No. |
|---|---|
| 1841 | H.O. 107 / 642 |
| 1851 | H.O. 107 / 2107 |
| 1861 | R.G. 9 / 2365 |
| 1871 | R.G. 10 / 3379 |
| 1891 | R.G. 12 / 2597 |
| St German, Ranby, Church of England |
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint German.
- The church was restored in 1860.
- The church seats 150.
- A photograph of Saint German's Church is at the Wendy PARKINSON English Church Photographs site.
- Here is a photo of Saint German's Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyrights).
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1550.
- The LFHS has published several marriage indexes for the Horncastle Deanery to make your search easier.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the Wragby sub-district of the Horncastle Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
Ranby is both a village and parish in the Wolds, bounded on the east by the River Bain. The parish sits about 7 miles north-west of Horncastle and 7.5 miles east from Wragby parish. The parish covers about 1,290 acres.
If you are planning a visit:
- See our touring page for more sources.
The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
"RANBY, a parish in the N. division of Gartree wapentake, parts of Lindsey, county Lincoln, 6½ miles E. of Wragby, its post town, and 7 N. W. of Horncastle. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the Wolds near the river Bain, and is wholly agricultural. The parish is intersected by the old Roman road from Horncastle to Caistor, and was forfeited by the family of Dicconson at the time of the Gunpowder Plot. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln, value £86. The church, dedicated to St. German, has a lofty tower containing three bells. The church was rebuilt in 1839. The register dates from 1550."
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- See our Maps page for additional resources.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TF231785 (Lat/Lon: 53.289437, -0.155096), Ranby which are provided by:
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- 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.
- The parish was in the North division of the ancient Gartree 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 Horncastle petty session hearings every Saturday.
- As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Horncastle Poor Law Union on 16th January 1837.
- There was a School built here before 1900 to hold 104 children.
- For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.