Hatton
Description and Travel
Hatton is both a village and a parish in the Wolds, 7 miles northwest of Horncastle and about two and half miles west of Wragby. Panton parish lies to the north and Minting to the south. The parish covers about 1,800 acres.
If you are planning a visit:
- 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:
| Census Year |
Piece No. |
|---|---|
| 1871 | R.G. 10 / 3379 |
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Church History
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Stephen.
- The current church was built in 1870 of red brick.
- The old church at Hatton was demolished in 1870, and there is a picture of
the old church building inside the present one.
- The church seats about 150.
- Here is a photo of Saint Stephen's Church, taken by (and copyright of) Ron Cole.
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Church Records
- The Anglican parish register dates from the year 1552.
- There are also register entries for this parish in Baumber for 1695-1799.
- The LFHS has published several marriage indexes for the Horncastle Deanery to make your search easier.
- 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 began in July, 1837.
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Maps
- The national grid reference is TF 1776.
- 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 East division of 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 Horncastle Poor Law Union on 16th January 1837.
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Population
| Year | Inhabitants |
|---|---|
| 1801 | 104 |
| 1831 | 165 |
| 1871 | 207 |
| 1891 | 157 |
| 1911 | 166 |
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Schools
- A "mixed" Public Elementary School was built here prior to 1900.
- For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
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Last updated on 24-April-2009
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