Burgh On Bain (Brough On Bain or Burgh upon Bain)

Description and Travel

Burgh on Bain is a village and a parish on the River Bain, seven miles west of Louth and 19 miles northeast of Lincoln. The parish covered about 1,870 acres of the Wold Hills in 1842 and includes the hamlet of Girsby, just north of the village of Burgh on Bain. By 1900, the parish boundaries had shrunk the acreage to about 1,600 acres

If you are planning a visit:

• By car, take the A157 between Wragby and Louth. It passes through the centre of Burgh on Bain, just east of the B1225 trunk road.
  
  
• See our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Census

• The parish was in the Binbrook sub-district of the Louth Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  
  
• The North Lincolnshire Library holds a copy of the parish census returns for 1841 and 1881.
  
  
• 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 is a small stone structure, containing monuments to the PINDAR and LISTER families.
  
  
• The church restored in 1872 by Captain J. W. FOX.
  
  
• The church seats about 120.
  
  
• A photograph of St. Helen's Church exists 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

• Parish register entries start in 1575, but Bishop's transcripts go back to 1561.
  
  
• The National Burial Index (NBI) lists 309 entries (1813-2000) for the parish church.
  
  
• The LFHS has published several marriage and burial indexes for the Horncastle Deanery to make your search easier. In the early 1900s, the parish was technically in the deanery of Wraggoe, but that deanery was absorbed back into Horncastle deanery.
  
  
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Binbrook 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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Land and Property

• In 1842, the sole landowner was the Rev. William FOX, lord of the manor.
  
  
• In 1872 and 1882, the sole landowner was Captain John Wilson FOX, lord of the manor.
  
  
• In 1900 and 1913, the sole landowner was John St. Vigor FOX, lord of the manor.
  
  

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Manors

• Girsby Hall, north of the village of Burgh on Bain, was the residence of the Rev. William FOX in 1842. It had long been the seat of the LISTER family, and the PINDAR family before that.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 2286.
  
  
• For a modern map of the area, try: Multimaps.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer #282 map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Names, Geographical

• The origin of the name is the Old English burh for "fortification." The second part of the name comes from its loction on the River Bain, added because Burgh (often rendered as Brough) is a common name throught England. Variations of the on portion appear as upon, etc.
  A. D. Mills, "A Dictionary of English Place-Names," Oxford University Press, 1991.
  
  

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Names, Personal

• White's 1842 Directory lists the following names in the parish: Rev. Charles BERNAL, Samuel BROWN, Thos. EYRE, William FOX, Thos. HILL, Robert KEMP, Robert Fell PORKESS, John TIMM, Joseph WAITE, John WALKER, Thomas WALLIS and William WALLIS.
  
  
• White's 1872 Directory lists the following names in the parish: Samuel BROWN, Capt. John Wilson FOX, Thomas HILL, Mrs. Susan KEMP, William MACHAM, Rev. Thomas Staples PEPPER, William RICHARDSON, Miss SPIVEY, Joseph THARRATT, John WALKER, George WALLIS, Joseph WALLIS and Thomas WALLIS.
  
  
• White's 1882 Directory lists the following names in the parish: George BIRD, George BROWN, Samuel BROWN, Capt. John W. FOX, Albert William HILL, Henry KEMP, Robert KEMP, William KIRK, William MACHAM, William PORTAS, Rev. William PRINCE, Miss Helen Mary RAINES, Simon ROBINSON, Joseph THARRATT, John WALKER, William WALKER, George WALLIS, George WALLIS Jnr. and Joseph WALLIS.
  
  
• Kelly's 1900 Directory lists the following names in the parish: George BIRD, George BROWN, Samuel BROWN, Thomas CRISP, Miss June DAWSON, George ENGLAND, John St. Vigor FOX, Henry KEMP, Robert KEMP, Rev. Herbert POOLEY, Edward Preston RAWNSLEY, Newcome SMITHSON, Joseph THARRATT, John WALKER, William WALKER, Thomas WALLIS and Benjamin WEBSTER.
  
  
• Kelly's 1913 Directory lists the following names in the parish: William Henry BROWN, Thomas CRISP, Mrs. Fanny ENGLAND, John St. Vigor FOX, Henry KEMP, Robert KEMP, Rev. Herbert POOLEY, Miss Mary E. RADFORD, John RUSSELL, Newcome SMITHSON, Joseph THARRATT, William WALKER, Benjamin WEBSTER and William WHITWORTH.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• The parish was in the ancient Wraggoe 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 Louth Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• The parish school was built in 1868 by J. W. FOX. In 1872 it had 42 children attending. The school was enlarged in 1894.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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