Knaith

Census

• The parish was in the Marton sub-district of the Gainsborough Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  
  
• Below are the census Piece Numbers, where known:
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Mary.
  
  
• The church shares a hillside by the river with the old Hall.
  
  
• The church tower is a fragment of the church of the Cistercian nunnery (see below).
  
  
• The parish church also encloses a part of the Church of Heynings Nunnery, a Cistercian house founded in 1180 and dissolved in 1539. Much of the present structure dates from the 14th century.
  
  
• The church was restored in 1894.
  
  
• The church only seats about 90.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Mary's Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1575.
  
  
• We have a handful of entries in our parish register extract text file. Your additions to this are welcome.
  
  
• Burial register entries for St. Mary (1821) are included in the National Burial Index (NBI).
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage and burial indexes for the Corringham 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 Marton 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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Description and Travel

Knaith is both a village and parish in the north of Lincolnshire. The parish lies 3 miles south of Gainsborough. Willingham by Stow parish lies to the east and the Trent River is the border to the west. Nottinghamshire is on the other side of the River Trent. The parish covers about 1,400 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

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Manors

• The Old Hall, on the banks of the Trent, in 1949 was described as "charming with black-and-white walls and clustering old chimneys". It was the birthplace of Thomas SUTTON, who was Queen Elizabeth's Master of Ordnance in the north. In his old age he founded the Charterhouse School and Hospital in London.
  
  
• The Hall was also the home of Lord Willoughby of Parham, leader of the Parliamentarian troops in Lincolnshire during the Civil War.
  
  
• In 1900, the Hall was the home of Major Henry Charles Hynman ALLANBY.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is SK 8284.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• The parish was in the ancient Well Wapentake (Well Hundred) in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Gainsborough Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• The author of this page has found no mention of a school in Knaith.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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