Authorpe

Census

• The parish was in the Withern sub-district of the Louth Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Margaret.
  
  
• The church was rebuilt in 1848.
  
  
• The church was reroofed and restored in 1884.
  
  
• The church seats only about 90 people.
  
  
• The Diocese of Lincoln declared St. Margaret's Church redundant in July, 1980. In 1982 the church was demolished and the site used to expand the churchyard.
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1558.
  
  
• The LFHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Calcewaith and Candleshoe Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The Wesleyan Methodists built a chapel here in 1862. 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 Withern 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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Description and Travel

This village and parish are 135 miles north of London and midway between Louth and Alford. The parish of Authorpe covers about 941 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, the village lies just south off of the A157 which travels between Louth and Mablethorpe.
  
  
• See our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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History

• In addition to grain crops, the parish was known for its bricks and tiles.
  
  
• By 1871, the Great Northern Railway's East Lincolnshire Line had a station here.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 3980.
  
  
• 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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Politics and Governance

• This place was an ancient parish of Lincolnshire and became a modern Civil Parish when those were incorporated.
  
  
• In August, 1882, this parish was reduced in size by transferring a portion of land to Muckton Civil Parish.
  
  
• The parish was in 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.

• In 1708, Thomas TAYLOR left an annual grant of 30 Shillings for the poor.
  
  
• In 1832, the open fields (about 120 acres) were enclosed.
  
  
• 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

• There was a small Dame School for infants here.
  
  
• Older children attended school in nearby Withern, Aby and South Reston.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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