Bigby

Description and Travel

This village, township and parish lies south of Barnetby le Wold and north-west of Caistor. Somerby parish lies to the south-east. The parish covers about 3,450 acres and includes the hamlet of Kettleby.

The hamlet of Kettleby lies about 1.5 miles west of the Bigby village. This hamlet is where Kettle, a captain of the Dane Knute, is said to have resided. A portion of Brigg township incorporates the western edge of the parish. If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, the village is on the A1084 trunk road between Caistor and Brigg.
  
  
• John FIRTH gives the impression that all is quiet on the A1084 in Bigby in this photograph on Geo-graph, taken in 2011.
  
  
• Jonathan THACKER has a photograph of Bigby Village Hall on Geo-graph, taken in October, 2010. You should drop in and ask for a schedule of forth-coming events.
  
  
• Check the resources on our Transport page for bus and car hire services.
  
  
• See our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Census

• The parish was in the Caistor sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
  
  
• A portion of the parish was in the Brigg sub-district of the Glanford Brigg 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 local Anglican Church is dedicated to All Saints.
  
  
• The church has undergone restorations in 1780 and 1878.
  
  
• The church seats 120.
  
  
• A photograph of All Saints church is at the Wendy PARKINSON English Church Photographs site.
  
  
• Richard CROFT has a photograph of All Saints Church in the snow on Geo-graph, taken in January, 2010.
  
  
• Here are two photographs of All Saints. One is of the church tower and the other is of the church entrance. Both were taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1696.
  
  
• All Saints contains monuments and effiges of the TYRWHITT and SKIPWORTH families. One TYRWHITT tomb dates to 1581.
  
  
• We have the beginnings of a Parish Register Extract in a text file for your use. Your additions and corrections are welcome.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Yarborough 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 Caistor sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
  
  

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Land and Property

• In 1881, the principal landowner was V. D. H. CAREY-ELWES, lord of the manor. Other landowners were the MAW, METCALF and other families.
  
  

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Manors

• The TYRWHITT (pronounced Tirrit) family is very old and once had a mansion in the hamlet of Kettleby in this parish. They appear in the lists of Sheriffs of Linconshire as far back as at least 1482.
  
  
• Kettleby House bears the date of 1769. The former Manor House used to occupy the same spot.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TA 0507.
  
  
• 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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Military Records

For a photograph of the Bigby War Memorial and the two names on the plaque, see the Roll of Honour site.

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Politics and Governance

• This place was an ancient parish in Lincolnshire and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
  
  
• The parish was in the east division of the ancient Yarborough Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• You can contact the Bigby Parish Council concerning civic or political matters, but they are NOT staffed to help you with family history searches.
  
  
• Kelly's 1900 Directory of Lincolnshire places the parish, perhaps erroneously, in North Lindsey district of the county.
  
  
• Today's district governance is provided by the West Lindsey District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• The Common Land was enclosed here in 1756.
  
  
• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Caistor Poor Law Union.
  
  
• A portion of the parish, in the Glanford Brigg township, became part of the Glanford Brigg Poor Law Union
  
  
• Bastardy cases would be heard in the Brigg petty session hearings.
  
  

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Population

Year	Inhabitants
1801	178
1831	190
1851	270
1871	294
1891	265
1911	235

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Schools

• A National School, shared by the parishes of Bigby and Somerby, was built in 1871 to accommodate 50 children. In 1881, the average attendance was about 30.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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