Worlaby

The Brigg Library is an excellent resource with a Local History section.

Neil THEASBY has a photograph of St. Clement's church graveyard on Geo-graph, taken in February, 2016.

• The parish was in the Brigg sub-district of the Glanford Brigg 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 Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Clement.
   
• The church was rebuilt on the ancient site in 1873-77.
   
• The church appears to be of Saxon or early Norman origin.
   
• There is a photograph of the Anglican parish church on the Wendy PARKINSON Church Photos web site.
   
• Keith HAVERCROFT has a photograph of St. Clement's Church on Geo-graph, taken in February, 2006.
   
• Here is a photo of St. Clement's Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
   

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  The Anglican parish register dates from 1559.
   
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Yarborough Deanery to make your search easier.
   
• The Wesleyan Methodists built their chapel here in 1858.
   
• David WRIGHT provides a photograph of the Wesleyan Chapel on Geo-graph, taken in 2006.
   
• The Primitive Methodists built their chapel here in 1856. 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 Brigg sub-district of the Glanford Brigg Registration District.
   
• Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
   

Worlaby is both a village and a parish in the far north of Lincolnshire, about 5 miles northeast of Glanford Brigg and 6 miles southwest of Barton. The parish covers about 3,300 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, take the B1204 Arterial Road north out of Elsham.
   
• David WRIGHT provides this photograph of Worlaby village on Geo-graph, taken in 2006.
   
• Check out our touring page.
   

• Geograph
• Flickr

• Ask for a calculation of the distance from Worlaby to another place.

• In 1873 a drinking fountain was erected in the center of the village by Sir John Dugdale ASTLEY, baronet.
   
• Richard CROFT has a photograph of the drinking fountain on Geo-graph, taken in January, 2008.
   
• Paul GLAZZARD also has a photograph of the Drinking Fountain on Geo-graph, taken in May, 2008.
   
• In 1897 an oak tree was planted on the village green in commemoration of the Queen's Jubilee.

• Worlaby Hall was pulled down in 1807.
   
• David WRIGHT has a photograph of the new Worlaby Hall on Geo-graph, taken in June, 2010.

• See our Maps page for additional resources.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TA015140 (Lat/Lon: 53.612726, -0.467223), Worlaby 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.

David WRIGHT has a photograph of the War Memorial at the Geo-graph site, taken in January, 2006.

Richard CROFT also has a photograph of the War Memorial on Geo-graph, taken in April, 2014.

There is a photograph of the memorial in Main Street and the names on it at the Roll of Honour site.

• This place was an ancient parish in Lincoln county and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
   
• The parish was in the ancient Yarborough Wapentake in the Glanford district in the parts of Lindsey.
   
• Kelly's 1900 Directory of Lincolnshire places the parish, perhaps erroneously, in the North Lindsey division of the county.
   
• You can contact the Worlaby Parish Council regarding civic or political issues, but they are NOT staffed or funded to help you with family history searches.
   
• District governance is provided by the North Lincolnshire Council.

• Bastardy cases would be heard in the Brigg petty session hearings.
   
• In 1663, John Lord Bellasye, Baron of Worlaby, built a hospital (almshouse) here for four poor women. The almshouse was still standing at last check.
   
• David WRIGHT provides this photograph of the Hospital on Geo-graph, taken in 2009.
   
• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Glanford Brigg Poor Law Union.

Year	Inhabitants
1801	223
1821	262
1831	309
1851	500
1871	557
1891	540
1911	477

• A Council School was erected in 1872 to hold 120 children. The school was enlarged in 1884.
   
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.