Mumby

Census

• The parish was in the Alford sub-district of the Spilsby Registration District.
  
  
• For the 1901 census, check our Census Surname Extract page for your kin. Your additions are welcome.
  
  
• 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. Thomas of Canterbury (several sources refute this, claiming St. Peter).
  
  
• This church was extensively repaired in 1844.
  
  
• The church seats 300.
  
  
• The Anglican parish church in Mumby Chapel is dedicated to St. Leonard. Much of the land of the chapel has been lost to the sea. The first chapel here was washed into the sea in 1570, then again in 1750.
  
  
• Mumby Chapel's chapel of ease is mentioned in "The Inquisitions of Henry VIII" in 1532.
  
  
• There is a photograph of St. Thomas Church on the Wendy Parkinson web site.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Thomas Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register for St. Thomas dates from 1573.
  
  
• We have a partial parish register extract in a text file for your review. Your additions are welcome.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Calcewaith and Candleshoe Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The Wesleyan Methodists built a chapel in Mumby in 1839. The Primitive Methodists built one in Mumby in 1836and another in Mumby Chapel. For more on these chapels and their records, check our Non-Conformist Church Records page.
  
  
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Alford sub-district of the Spilsby 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

This parish and village are only about 2 miles from the North Sea and 5 miles southeast of Alford. Anderby parish and town lies to the northeast, Huttoft parish to the north and Hogsthorpe parish to the south. The parish covers about 3,000 acres and includes the hamlets of Mumby Chapel, Elsey and Langham-Row.

If you are planning a visit:

• See the Lincolnshire Touring and Holidays page on this site.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 5174.
  
  
• 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

• Mumby Chapel is a chapelry in the parish.
  
  
• The parish was in the ancient Calceworth Wapentake in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• In 1888, a detached portion of Mumby parish was transferred to Hogsthorpe parish.
  
  
• For today's district governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• The Common Land was enclosed here in 1804.
  
  
• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Spilsby Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

Year	Inhabitants
1801	461
1811	494
1821	582
1831	619
1841	786
1851	839
1871	762
1881	639
1891	576
1901	270
1971	277

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Schools

• A National School was purchased here around 1875 to hold 70 children.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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