Martin (by Horncastle)

Description and Travel

Martin is both a village and a parish, bounded on the west by the River Bain, about 2.5 miles southwest of Horncastle. Woodhall parish lies to the northwest and Kirkstead parish to the south. The parish currently covers about 750 acres, but was larger prior to 1894.

If you are planning a visit:

• Visit our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Census

• The parish was in the Horncastle 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 Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Michael.
  
  
• The church is built of stone.
  
  
• The church has been dated to Norman times, but the precise date or origin is unknown.
  
  
• The church is small and seats about 70.
  
  
• There is a photograph of St. Michael's Church on the Wendy Parkinson Church Photos web site.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Michael's Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1561.
  
  
• 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 Horncastle 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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Manors

• Martin Hall was the residence of George Robert DAWSON, farmer, in 1900.
  
  
• The Manor House in the village was the residence of Thomas HARRISON in 1900.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 2366.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer 273 map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Military Records

John Emerson, who retains the copyright, provides these photographs of the war memorial at Martin:

John apologizes because these are so difficult to read. He suggests holding a white sheet of paper up to the monument to reflect sunlight at an angle onto the names:

• World War 1939-1945. Crp Draper Philip J, Pte Oakes Thomas S
  
  
• Pte Burr Jos Walter, Pte Beaumont George, Pte Mills Robert, Pte Baumber John, Sap Stubley Ernest V, Pte Fulford Herbert, Pte Franklin Speed
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• In 1894, a portion of this parish was taken to help form the new civil parish of Woodhall Spa (by Local Government Board Order No. 31,760, dated Sept. 17, 1894).
  
  
• The parish was in the south division of the ancient Gartree Wapentake in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• Kelly's 1900 Directory of Lincolnshire places the parish, perhaps erroneously, in the South Lindsey district of the county.
  
  
• 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 at Roughton.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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