Alvingham

Description and Travel

Alvingham is a village and a parish just 4 miles northeast of Louth. The parish covers about 1,800 acres and is bordered on the south by Keddington parish and North Cockerington parish.

The village of Alvingham sits just north of the River Lud canal that runs from Louth to Tetney Lock on the North Sea. If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, take the A16 trunk road south out of Grimsby toward Louth. From Louth head west to Alvingham village (about 3 miles).
  
  
• Visit our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Census

• The parish was in the Saltfleet sub-district of the Louth 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:
  
  

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Church History

• A priory of Gilbertine nuns and canons was dedicated here to the Virgin Mary and St. Adelwold. It was founded during the reign of Henry II. The chapel was restored as St. Mary Church to serve the adjoining parish of North Cockerington. It was restored in 1841.
  
  
• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Adelwold, apparently of Norman origin.
  
  
• The church seats about 110 persons.
  
  
• A photograph of St. Adelwold's church is at the Wendy Parkinson English Church Photographs site.
  
  
• Here is a photograph of St. Adelwold's Church supplied by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  
  

• Here is a side view of St. Adelwold's Church supplied by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1590.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several Marriage indexes and a Burial index for the Louthesk Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The Wesleyan Methodists built a chapel here in 1836. The Primitive Methodists had a chapel here, built in 1848. The United Methodists (earlier "Free Methodists") built their chapel in 1854. For information and assistance in researching these chapels, see our non-conformist religions page.
  
  
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Civil Registration

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

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History

• The Lincolnshire Film Archives have a short film on Alvingham, made in 1982. Ask for film no. 461.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 3691.
  
  
• For a modern map of the area, try: Multimaps.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Military Records

• John Readman provides this list for Alvingham parish.
  
  

ALVINGHAM & COCKERINGTON - ROLL OF HONOUR (from the parish church)

John advises: "There is a separate list in the Wesleyan chapel in Alvingham."

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Politics and Governance

• The parish was in the Marsh division of the ancient Louth Eske Wapentake in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• For today's governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• The poor had 20 Shillings per year, from a fund left by a Mr. MADDISON (undated).
  
  
• The Common Lands and open fields were enclosed here in 1819. As a result of that enclosure, the parish had two cottages, divided into 4 tenements, for the occupation of poor families.
  
  
• After the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, the parish became part of the Louth Poorlaw Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• The children of this parish attend school in North Cockerington.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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