Bishop Norton (Norton Bishop)

Census

• The parish was in the Market Rasen sub-district of the Caistor 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 was dedicated to St. Peter.
  
  
• The church was restored in 1892.
  
  
• The church seats about 200 people.
  
  
• There is a photograph of the parish church on the CurrantBun Church Photos web site.
  
  
• Here is a photo of the church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The parish register dates from 1598 and includes entries from Atterby.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Yarborough Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The Free Methodists built a chapel here in 1865 and the Primitive Methodists built their's here in 1872. 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 Market Rasen sub-district of the Caistor 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

Bishop Norton is a parish and village in the north of Lincolnshire, near the Ancholme naviagtion Canal. It is 9 miles west of Market Rasen and 13 miles east of Gainsborough. Atterby is a township just north of the village, which is part of this parish. The parish covers about 2,350 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, take the A15 trunk road north out of Lincoln and turn right (east) onto the A631 trunk road. After about a mile, you will be passing through Glentham. Turn north (left) and follow the signs for Bishop Norton.
  
  
• Visit our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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Manors

• Norton Place, was the property of Sir Hugh Arthur Henry CHOLMELEY, baronet, in 1900. It is about 1.5 miles southwest of the village.
  
  
• Crossholme Manor is also in this parish. It is the seat of the ancient LAKE family.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is SK 9892.
  
  
• 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 ancient Aslacoe Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• Atterby township was in the Soke of Kirton.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• A Mr. GELDER, date unknown, left 5 shillings a year for the poor of this parish.
  
  
• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Caistor Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• A National School was built here, by subscription, in 1872. It could hold 100 children.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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