Ranby
Description and Travel
Ranby is both a village and parish in the Wolds, bounded on the east by the River Bain. The parish sits about 7 miles northwest of Horncastle and 7.5 miles east from Wragby parish. The parish covers about 1,290 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:
| Census Year |
Piece No. |
|---|---|
| 1871 | R.G. 10 / 3379 |
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Church History
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint German.
- The church was restored in 1860.
- The church seats 150.
- A photograph of the Anglican parish church is at the Wendy Parkinson English Church Photographs site.
- Here is a photo of Saint German's Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyrights).
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Church Records
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1550.
- 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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Maps
- The national grid reference is TF 2278.
- 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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Politics and Governance
- The parish was in the North division of the ancient Gartree Wapentake in the East Lindsey district in 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 on 16th January 1837.
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Population
| Year | Inhabitants |
|---|---|
| 1801 | 68 |
| 1841 | 127 |
| 1871 | 149 |
| 1891 | 140 |
| 1911 | 135 |
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Schools
- There was a School built here before 1900 to hold 104 children.
- For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
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Last updated on 24-April-2009
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