Partney
Cemetery
- A cemetery of one half acre was opened in 1902.
- The cemetery was managed by the Parish Council.
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Census
- The parish was in the Spilsby sub-district of the Spilsby Registration District.
- Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
| Census Year |
Piece No. |
|---|---|
| 1841 | H.O. 107 / 641 |
| 1861 | R.G. 9 / 2315 |
| 1871 | R.G. 10 / 3393A |
| 1891 | R.G. 12 / 2603 |
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Church History
- There was a monastery here around 700 AD.
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas.
- The church was constructed in the 14th century.
- The church is made of green sandstone.
- The church was partially rebuilt in 1862.
- The church seats 130.
- The churchyard contains an oak tree believed to be over a thousand years old.
- A photograph of St. Nicholas Church is at the Wendy PARKINSON English Church Photographs site.
- David HITCHBORNE has a photograph of the church interior on Geo-graph, taken in 2004.
- Here is a photo of St. Nicholas Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
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Church Records
- The parish register dates from 1699.
- The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Bolingbroke Deanery to make your search easier.
- A Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built here in 1808 and a Baptist chapel in 1843. The Baptists abandoned their chapel by 1900. For information and assistance in researching these chapels, see our non-conformist religions page.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
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Civil Registration
- The parish was in the Spilsby 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
Partney is a village and a parish 132 miles north of London, 2 miles north of Spilsby and 6 miles southwest of Alford at the junction of several main roads. The parish covers about 943 acres.
A branch of the Steeping River runs past the west end of the village of Partney. If you are considering a visit:
- By automobile, take the A16 Trunk Road north out of Spilsby. At the junction of the A158 trunk road you are in Partney.
- Check out the Village website to see the village sign and catch up on what's happening locally.
- See the Lincolnshire Touring and Holidays page on this site.
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History
- Cattle fairs used be held here on the 1st and 25th of August, the 18th and 19th of September, and the 18th and 19th of October.
- Richard CROFT has a photograph of the Matthew Flinders Memorial on Geo-graph, taken in 2009. Matthew married in this parish.
- In 1822 a fossil tooth, weighing two pounds three ounces, was dug up in a local gravel pit.
- When the foundation was dug for the Red Lion Inn in 1826 numerous skeletons were excavated.
- John BLAKESTON has a photograph of the Red Lion Public House on Geo-graph, taken in 2011.
- There is a history of the Red Lion Public House on the village website. Thw White Hart Public House and the White Horse Beer House are also noted there.
- These are the names associated with the Red Lion Inn in various directories:
| Year | Person |
|---|---|
| 1842 | Jph. ANDREW, vict. & brewer |
| 1868 | George WIDALL, vict. |
| 1872 | George WIDALL, vict. |
| 1882 | George WIDALL |
| 1913 | George WILSON |
| 1930 | George LEVERTON |
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Manors
- Partney Hall, the seat of the MADDISON family, is a handsome brick mansion.
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Maps
- The national grid reference is TF 4168.
- 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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Military History
- There's a photograph of the Rolls of Honour in St. Nicholas church on Traces of War taken by David HITCHBORNE.
- David HITCHBORNE has a photograph of the Memorial Plaque on Geo-graph, taken in 2004.
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Military Records
- Leonard BUSHELL was a private in "B" Coy.1st/5th Bn., Lincolnshire Regiment. He died on 30th May 1915, aged 20, and is buried in the Packhorse Farm Shrine Cemetery in Belgium. He was the son of Florence SCHOLEY and Thomas BUSHELL of Partney.
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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 Candleshoe Wapentake in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
- Kelly's 1913 Directory of Lincolnshire places the parish, perhaps erroneously, in the South Lindsey division of the county.
- For today's district governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.
- In 1719, Thomas HACKLEY, of London, left the interest from £100 to be distributed to the poor on the Sunday before Christmas.
- 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 201 1831 389 1841 468 1871 495 1881 442 1891 345 1901 302 1911 268
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Schools
- A National School was built here in 1858 to hold up to 100 students. The current school is on Maddison Lane.
- Partney C. of E. School has a website, but no history is provided.
- See our Schools page for more information on researching school records.
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Last updated on 19-March-2013
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