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"WELTON-IN-THE-MARSH, a parish in the Wold division of Candleshoe wapentake, parts of Lindsey, county Lincoln, 6 miles N.E. of Spilsby, and 2 N. of the Burgh railway station on the East Lincolnshire line, which passes through the parish. It contains the hamlet of Boothby. The burning of lime is carried on. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Lincoln, value £150. The church, dedicated to St. Martin, was rebuilt in 1792. The Independents and Wesleyans have each a chapel. A large tumulus, called Castle Hill, is situated in this parish. Lord Willoughby d'Eresby is lord of the manor. A pleasure fair is held on old Lady Day."
"BOOTHBY, a hamlet in the parish of Welton-in-the-Marsh, wapentake of Candleshoe, parts of Lindsey, in the county of Lincoln, 5 miles to the E. of Spilsby. It is at the south extremity of the Wolds."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2020
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- The parish was in the Burgh sub-district of the Spilsby 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 / 648 |
| 1851 | H.O. 107 / 2110 |
| 1861 | R.G. 9 / 2376 |
| 1871 | R.G. 10 / 3394 |
| 1881 | R.G. 11 / 3257 |
| 1891 | R.G. 12 / 2604 |
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Martin.
- The present church building was built in 1792 of stone and brick.
- The church was thoroughly restored in 1891.
- The church seats 200.
- There is a photograph of St. Martin's Church on the Wendy PARKINSON web site.
- Here is a photo of St. Martin's Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
- There are photos taken around the church at the Photo Album (under Description):
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1558.
- We have a partial Parish Register extract in a text file for your use. Your additions and corrections are welcome.
- The Lincolnshire FHS has a film copy of the Bishop's Transcripts, 1582 - 1841.
- The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Calcewaith and Candleshoe Deanery to make your search easier.
- The Wesleyan Methodists had a chapel built here in 1874. For information and assistance in researching chapel records, see our non-conformist religions page.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the Burgh sub-district of the Spilsby Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
Welton le Marsh (or Welton in the Marsh) is a village and parish about 6 miles east-north-east of Spilsby and 5 miles south of Alford. The parish covers about 2,570 acres and includes the hamlet of Boothby.
If you are planning a visit:
- The village is located just under a mile north off of the A158, the old Horncastle to Skegness road, right where the A1028 trunk road breaks off and heads north.
- See the Lincolnshire Touring and Holidays page on this site.
- Here is a photo album of the village, care of Joanne Hardy
The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
"WELTON-IN-THE-MARSH, a parish in the Wold division of Candleshoe wapentake, parts of Lindsey, county Lincoln, 6 miles N.E. of Spilsby, and 2 N. of the Burgh railway station on the East Lincolnshire line, which passes through the parish. It contains the hamlet of Boothby. The burning of lime is carried on. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Lincoln, value £150. The church, dedicated to St. Martin, was rebuilt in 1792. The Independents and Wesleyans have each a chapel. A large tumulus, called Castle Hill, is situated in this parish. Lord Willoughby d'Eresby is lord of the manor. A pleasure fair is held on old Lady Day."
"BOOTHBY, a hamlet in the parish of Welton-in-the-Marsh, wapentake of Candleshoe, parts of Lindsey, in the county of Lincoln, 5 miles to the E. of Spilsby. It is at the south extremity of the Wolds."
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Welton le Marsh to another place.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TF471687 (Lat/Lon: 53.195042, 0.200477), Welton le Marsh which are provided by:
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- 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.
- This place was an ancient parish in Lincoln county and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
- The parish was in the Wold division of the ancient Candleshoe Wapentake in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
- In March, 1888, this Civil Parish was enlarged by gaining a part of Skendleby Civil Parish.
- In April, 1935, this Civil Parish was enlarged by gaining 33 acres from Candlesby Civil Parish.
- Kelley's 1913 Directory of Lincolnshire shows the parish, perhaps erroneously, as in the South Lindsey division of the county. The 1900 edition does the same.
- For today's district governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
- Bastardy cases would be heard in the Spilsby petty session hearings every other Monday..
- In 1726 Mr. Thomas INGRAM left a yearly rent-charge of 10s to be distributed to the poor at Easter in bread.
- At the enclosure of the Common Lands, the poor were allocated 5 acres rent free.
- As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Spilsby Poor Law Union.
- There was a small Public Elementary School here by 1900. In that year, it had 45 students.
- See our Schools page for more information on researching school records.