Kirkby Laythorpe (Kirkby la Thorpe)

Description and Travel

Kirkby la Thorpe is both a village and a parish, just east of Sleaford on the road to Boston. Evedon parish is to the north and Old Sleaford parish to the west. The parish covers about 2,575 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• The village is bisected by the A17 arterial road as it passes east of Sleaford.
  
  
• Visit our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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Census

• The parish was in the Heckington sub-district until 1890 of the Sleaford Registration District.
  
  
• In 1891 the parish was reassigned to the Sleaford sub-district of the Sleaford 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

• There were formerly two churches in the parish. St. Peter's was pulled down around 1637. The church of St. Denis is of Norman origin.
  
  
• St. Denis was restored in 1911-12.
  
  
• The church of St. Denis seats 100.
  
  
• There is a photograph of St. Denis church on the Wendy Parkinson Church Photos web site.
  
  
• Here is a photograph of St. Denis Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1660.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has a Loan Library service which has the parish registers on microfiche for Baptisms from 1661 to 1812 and Marriages from 1661 to 1712.
  
  
• The LFHS has published several marriage and burial indexes for the Lafford 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 Heckington sub-district until 1890 of the Sleaford Registration District.
  
  
• In 1891 the parish was reassigned to the Sleaford sub-district of the Sleaford Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
  
  

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History

• Saxon remains and pottery have been found in the parish.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 0945.
  
  
• An Ordnance Survey "Explorer 261" map will show detail of 2.5 inches to 1 mile scale.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Names, Geographical

• "Kirkby", of course, comes from Old Scandinavian word for "Church".
  
  
• The name derives from Ledulve+thore, meaning "settlement of a man named Ledulf".
  A. D. Mills, "A Dictionary of English Place-Names," Oxford University Press, 1991.
  
  
• Locals often pronounce the name with emphasis on the middle word, as in "Kirkby LAY Thorpe".
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• This place was an ancient parish in Lincoln County and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
  
  
• The parish was in the ancient Aswardhurn Wapentake in the North Kesteven district in the parts of Kesteven.
  
  
• In April, 1931, this Civil Parish was reduced in size by 1 acre to create the new Asgarby and Howell Civil Parish.
  
  
• For today's district governance, see the North Kesteven District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• After the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, the parish became part of the Sleaford Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

Year	Inhabitants
1801	160
1841	213
1871	230
1881	256
1891	257
1901	234
1911	229
1921	228

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Schools

• A National School was built here in 1860.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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