Panton (Panton by Wragby)

Description and Travel

Panton (Panton by Wragby) is both a village and a parish in the Wolds, 3 miles east of Wragby and 10 miles northwest of Horncastle. Sotby parish lies to the east and Hatton parish to the south. The parish covers about 2,000 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• Visit our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Census

• The parish was in the Wragby 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. Andrew.
  
  
• The church is a small building of stone.
  
  
• The church seats about 80.
  
  
• The interior of the church was restored in 1904.
  
  
• The Diocese of Lincoln declared this church redundant in March, 1974. In February of 1982 they began using it for storage.
  
  
• Here is a photo of Saint Andrew's Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1736.
  
  
• 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 Wragby 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

• Panton Hall was the seat of Edmund TURNOR, lord of the manor in 1900. It was made of white brick and erected in 1719 - 1720.
  
  
• In 1775 the Hall was expanded as new wings were added and the landscaping was redone.
  
  
• Panton Hall was demolished in the 1960s.
  
  
• There is also a Panton House in the village.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 1778.
  
  
• 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 Wraggoe Wapentake in the East Lindsey district of the 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

• A small National School was built here before 1900 to hold 30 students.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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