High Toynton

Description and Travel

High Toynton is both a village and a parish in the Wold hills, 1.5 miles east of Horncastle. Low Toynton parish lies to the north and Mareham on the Hill parish to the south. The parish only covers about 1,010 acres. The parish had a substantial allotment of land in Wildmore Fen, to the south.

If you are planning a visit:

• The village lies south of the A158, Horncastle to Skegness road, east of Horncastle.
  
  
• See our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Census

• The parish was in the Tetford 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 local Anglican Church is dedicated to St. John the Baptist.
  
  
• An older church from the 13th century was torn down and a new one erected of sandstone on the same site in 1872.
  
  
• The church seats about 100.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. John the Baptist's Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1715.
  
  
• The LFHS has published several marriage and burial indexes for the Horncastle Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The Wesleyan Methodists had a small chapel here, built 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 Tetford 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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Land and Property

• In 1842, the principal landowner was the Bishop of Carlisle. Others included W. H. L. ROLLESTON, Henry Fynes CLINTON and the BABINGTON, MADDISON, TOPLIS, COPPING and MASKELL families.
  
  
• In 1882, the principal landowner was the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, E. L. ROLLASTON, the CLINTON and MADDISON families and several small freeholders.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 2970.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer no. 273 map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Names, Personal

• White's 1842 Directory lists the following surnames in the parish: COPPING, MADDISON, MASKELL, MAWER, POCKLINGTON, RICHARDSON, SMITH and TOPLIS.
  
  
• White's 1872 Directory lists the following surnames in the parish: BETTS, BLANCHARD, BOUCHER, BUTLER, COCKING, COOK, COPPIN, DAWSON, DUDDLES, GENTEL, HUGHES, LEVERTON, LONGSTAFF, MADDISON, NUNDY, RICHARDSON, ROBINSON, SINCLAIR and SORFLEET.
  
  
• White's 1882 Directory lists the following surnames in the parish: BANCROFT, BLANCHARD, BOUCHER, COPPIN, DAWSON, DUDDLES, HALL, HARRISON, HUGHES, LEVERTON, LONGSTAFF, MADDISON, NUNDY, ROBINSON, ROSE, SINCLAIR and SORFLEET.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• The parish was in the ancient Horncastle Soke in the East Lindsey district and 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.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• The children of this parish attended school in Horncastle parish.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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