Ashby by Partney

Note: Researchers should be aware that there are several Ashbys in Lincolnshire, let alone all of England.

Description and Travel

Ashby by Partney is a village and parish which lies 128 miles north of London, just 2 miles east of Spilsby and 1.5 miles northeast of Halton Holgate. The parish covers 1,025 acres. The River Lymn (Steeping River) runs through the parish.

• By automobile to Ashby by Partney village, although there are country roads out of Spilsby, the most expeditious route may be via the A158 which swings north out of Spilsby and curls east. Just after the junction with the A16 trunk road, turn south for Ashby.
  
  
• See the Lincolnshire Touring and Holidays page on this site.
  
  

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Census

• The parish was in the Spilsby 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:
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Helen.
  
  
• The church was rebuilt in 1841, but was originally built before 1552.
  
  
• The church interior was restored in 1891.
  
  
• The church only seats 96 parishoners.
  
  
• Here is a photograph St. Helen's Church supplied by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1552.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Bolingbroke Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The Wesleyan Methodists built a chapel here in 1836 and replaced it in 1887. 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 Spilsby sub-district of the Spilsby Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 4266.
  
  
• 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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Politics and Governance

• The parish was in the Wold division of the ancient Candleshoe 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.

• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Spilsby Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• The children of this parish attended school at Scremby parish.
  
  
• See our Schools page for more information on researching school records.
  
  

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