Benniworth

Description and Travel

Benniworth (or Benningworth) is both a village and a parish in the Wolds, 9 miles NNW of Horncastle and 8 miles WSW of Louth. Sotby parish lies to the south and Market Stainton to the southeast. The parish covers about 3,000 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, take the A158 trunk road north out of Horncastle and at the junction with the B1256, take that arterial road north about 6 miles to Benniworth. The village will be off to the left.
  
  
• For bus schedules and car hire services see our Transport page.
  
  
• Visit our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Census

• The parish was in the Wragby sub-district of the Horncastle 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. Julian.
  
  
• Many portions of the church date from Norman times. The rood screen dates from about the middle of the 15th century.
  
  
• The church underwent restoration in 1874-75.
  
  
• The church seats about 250.
  
  
• Here are three photos of St. Julian's church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1691.
  
  
• The IGI (International Genealogical Index) has parish register entries for 1561-1737 and 1741-1843. It also has BTs (assuming not given the wrong year or wrong parish) for 1736, 1737, 1741, 1743, 1748, 1749, 1751 to 1764. Batch numbers are: C025471 and C025472. [Bernard Kettlewell]
  
  
• The LFHS has published several marriage indexes for the Horncastle Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The United Methodists built a chapel here in 1840. 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 Wragby sub-district of the Horncastle Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which started in July, 1837.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 2081.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer #273 map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Military Records

For a photograph of the Benniworth War Memorial and the list of names on the plaque, see the Roll of Honour site.

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Politics and Governance

• This place was an ancient parish in the county of Lincoln and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
  
  
• The parish was in the ancient Wraggoe Wapentake in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• For today's district 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 Horncastle Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

Year	Inhabitants
1801	277
1811	302
1821	346
1831	373
1841	488
1851	466
1871	411
1881	381
1891	357
1901	296
1911	320
1921	290
1931	270

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Schools

• A Church of England School was built here in 1869 to hold 70 children. Average attendance in 1900 was 35.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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