Bassingthorpe
- The parish was in the Colsterworth sub-district of the Grantham Registration District.
- Starting in 1891 the parish was in the "Grantham South" sub-district of the Grantham 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 / 615 |
| 1851 |
H.O. 107 / 2102 |
| 1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2347 |
| 1871 |
R.G. 10 / 3355 |
| 1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2582 |
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Thomas a Becket.
- Saint Thomas a Becket Church is over 800 years old.
- The church was restored in 1904.
- The church seats 100.
- Richard CROFT has a photograph of St. Thomas' Church on Geo-graph, taken in December, 2005.
- Here is a photo of the church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1542.
- The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Beltisloe Deanery to make your search easier.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the Colsterworth sub-district of the Grantham Registration District.
- Starting in 1891 the parish was in the "Grantham South" sub-district of the Grantham Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which started in July, 1837.
Bassingthorpe is a village and a parish about 6 miles south-east of Grantham. The hamlet of Westby lies in this parish. The parish covers about 1,800 acres.
If you are planning a visit:
- The village of Bassingthorpe is just east of the A1 motorway north of Colsterworth.
- Check our touring page for more sources.
- Bassingthorpe Hall was the seat and property of Thomas CONEY, a rich merchant who was high sheriff of Rutland in 1573.
- In the 1950s, Bassingthorpe Hall was owned by a Mr. and Mrs. POLLARD. [Valerie Wells, 2009]
- Richard CROFT has a photograph of Bassingthorpe Manor on Geo-graph, taken in December, 2005.
- Here is a photo of the Manor House, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright), with the church in the foreground:
- The national grid reference is SK 9628.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer #247 map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
- See our "Maps page for additional resources.
For a photograph of the War Memorial plaque in the church and the names on it, see the Roll of Honour site.
- In 1202, the parish is listed as "Basewintorp", meaning "outlying farmstead or hamlet".
- The parish is listed in many sources as "Bassingthorpe-cum-Westby".
- This place was an ancient parish of Lincolnshire and became a Civil Parish when those were established.
- The parish was in the ancient Beltisloe Wapentake in the South Kesteven district in the parts of Kesteven.
- This place was abolished as a separate Civil Parish in 1931.
- The citizens of this parish have elected to forgo a formal Parish Council and now hold periodic Parish Meetings with the residents of Bitchfield to discuss civic and political issues.
- For today's district governance, contact the South Kesteven District Council.
- The poor of the parish have the interest from £50, left by Anne FISHER in 1769.
- As a result of the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, the parish became part of the Grantham Poor Law Union.
- Bastardy caseswould be heard in the Spittlegate petty sessional hearings.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
158 |
| 1841 |
137 |
| 1851 |
487 |
| 1861 |
154 |
| 1871 |
144 |
| 1881 |
136 |
| 1891 |
138 |
| 1901 |
129 |
| 1911 |
116 |
| 1921 |
78 |
- The Bitchfield Unified School District was formed in November, 1875, and included this parish. The children attended school in Bitchfield.
- For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
Last updated on 17-February-2015
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