Blyborough

Description and Travel

Blyborough is a village and parish which is just east of Gainsborough by about 9 miles, and 16 miles north of Lincoln. The parish covers about 2,350 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• Visit our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Census

• The parish was in the Scotter sub-district of the Gainsborough 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 church is dedicated to St. Alkmond (or Alkmund).
  
  
• The original church was apparently built in Norman times, prior to 1312.
  
  
• The church was rebuilt in 1877. It is primarily built of stone.
  
  
• The church seats about 180.
  
  
• A photograph of the Anglican parish church is at the Wendy Parkinson English Church Photographs site.
  
  
• Here is a photo of the church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1691 for marriages and from 1791 for baptisms and burials.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage and burial indexes for the Corringham Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has a Loan Library service which has the parish registers on microfiche for baptisms from 1813 to 1966, marriages from 1813 to 1837 and burials from 1813 to 1993.
  
  
• Information on present church services and contact information can be found on the Glentworth Parishes Group web site.
  
  
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Civil Registration

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

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Land and Property

• In 1882, the principal landowner was George Augustus LUARD of Blyborough Hall.
  
  

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Manors

• Blyborough Hall is an ancient mansion, built of stone. It was formerly the seat of the SOUTCOTE and BOURRYAN families. In 1882 it was the residence of George Augustus LUARD.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is SK 9394.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• The parish was in the west division of the ancient Aslacoe Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• In 1834, with the passage of the Poor Law Amendment, the parish became part of the Gainsborough Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• The first parocial school, later a National School, was built here at the expense of George A. LUARD in 1871. It could hold up to 60 children.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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