Wilksby

Description and Travel

Wilksby is both a village and parish 5 miles south-southwest of Horncastle. Revesby parish lies to the south and east, and Wood Enderby is the other direction. This parish covers only about 550 acres.

Wilksby village does not appear on most small scale (large area) maps. If you are planning a visit:

• The "infamous" Wold Panther has been reported as seen in Wilksby area. This large black cat has been reported all over Lincolnshire, but primarily in the Wolds section.
  
  
• Our touring page for area resources.
  
  

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Census

• The parish was in the Tattershall 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 All Saints.
  
  
• The church is a relatively modern structure from about 1800.
  
  
• Records indicate that there was a church on this site at the time of King John.
  
  
• The church was renovated in 1895.
  
  
• The church seats 50 people.
  
  
• There is a photograph of All Saints church on the Wendy Parkinson Church Photos web site.
  
  
• Here is a photo of All Saints Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

• Here are two photos of All Saints Church, taken by Patricia McCrory (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1562.
  
  
• The LFHS has published several 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 Tattershall 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 2862.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer #273 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 Horncastle Wapentake in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• The parish was also in the Horncastle Soke.
  
  
• Kelly's 1913 Directory of Lincolnshire places the parish, perhaps erroneously, in the South Lindsey district of the county.
  
  
• For today's governance, see the East Lindsey Disctrict 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

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

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