Sotby

Description and Travel

Sotby is both a village and a parish in the Wolds, 16 miles east-northeast of Lincoln, 8 miles northwest of Horncastle and 5 miles east of Wragby. Great Sturton parish lies to the south and Ranby parish to the east. The parish covers about 1,600 acres.

In 1871, Sotby was an old village of thatched houses. 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.
  
  
• The North Lincolnshire Library holds copies of the census returns for 1841 and 1881.
  
  
• 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. Peter.
  
  
• The church may have been erected by the Saxons about the time of the Norman Conquest.
  
  
• There is evidence that the existing church was erected on the foundations of a still older building, presumably a church.
  
  
• The church was rebuilt in 1857.
  
  
• The church seats 100.
  
  
• The Diocese of Lincoln declared this church redundant in May, 1981. The building was sold as a monument in November, 1986.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Peter's Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1658.
  
  
• The LFHS has published several marriage indexes for the Horncastle Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The Free Methodists built a chapel here in 1894. For information and assistance in researching this chapel, 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 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 2078.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer 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 East division of the ancient Wraggoe 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

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Schools

• The children of this parish attended school in Ranby parish.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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