Thorpe on the Hill

Description and Travel

Thorpe on the Hill is both a village and a parish 6 miles south-west of the city of Lincoln. The parish is bordered on the west by Eagle parish and on the south by Haddington township in Aubourn parish. The parish covers about 1,830 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• Watch for the village sign as photographed by Richard CROFT in 2008.
  
  
• Use our touring page for area resources.
  
  

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Bibliography

• "The Thorpe Story" by Bill and Connie Wilson. It may be privately published. It has lots of history about the place and the people who lived there.
  
  

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Census

• The parish was in the South West sub-district of the Lincoln 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 Saint Michael.
  
  
• In 1912, the entire church, except for the tower, was torn down and rebuilt on new foundations.
  
  
• The church is constructed of Weldon stone and has a barrel-style roof.
  
  
• The church seats 200.
  
  
• There is a photograph of the Anglican parish church on the Wendy PARKINSON Church Photos web site.
  
  
• Richard CROFT has a pretty photograph of St.Michael's church at night on Geo-graph, taken in 2007.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Michael's Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1695.
  
  
• The LFHS has published several indexes (marriage and burial) for the Graffoe Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The John Hunt Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built here in 1909. Richard CROFT has a photograph of this Wesleyan church on Geo-graph, taken in 2008.
  
  
• The Free (or United) Methodists built their chapels here prior to 1930. To research these chapels, check our Non-Conformist Church Records page for additional resources.
  
  
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the South West sub-district of the Lincoln 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 SK 9065.
  
  
• 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 Graffoe Wapentake (or Boothby Graffoe) in the North Kesteven division of the county, in the parts of Kesteven.
  
  
• For today's district governance, see the North Kesteven District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• A charitable bequest distributed 32 shillings twice a year to the deserving poor.
  
  
• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Lincoln Poor Law Union.
  
  
• Bastardy cases would be heard in the Lincoln South petty session hearings.
  
  

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Population

Year	Inhabitants
1801	190
1811	175
1821	235
1831	273
1841	342
1871	350
1891	322
1911	291

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Schools

• There was a small National School here by 1900.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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