England GenWeb Project - Lincolnshire, Boothby Pagnell

Boothby Pagnell

The parish was in the Colsterworth sub-district of the Grantham Registration District.
In 1890, the district was re-organized and this parish allocated to 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:

The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Andrew.
Some portions of the building date back to 1330.
The church was restored in 1895.
The church seats only about 120 people.
Bishop SANDERSON was rector here for forty years.
There is a photograph of St. Andrew's Church on the Wendy PARKINSON web site under her "Still more Lincolnshire churches".
Robert DANYLEC has a photograph of St. Andrew's Church on Geo-graph, taken in December, 2005.
Here is a photo of St. Andrew's church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):

St. Andrew parish church

The Anglican parish registers date from 1559.
The Lincolnshire FHS has published several indexes (marriage and burial) 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.
In 1890, the district was re-organized and this parish allocated to 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.

This village and parish are about 6 miles south-east of Grantham and about 3 miles due east from Great Ponton. The parish covers 1,813 acres.

The village is near the source of the Glen River and the West Glen River runs past the east end of the village. If you are planning a visit:

By automobile, the village lies astride the B1176 arterial road which runs from Stamford to Grantham.
Visit our touring page for more sources.

The national grid reference is SK 9731.
You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
See our "Maps page for additional resources.

This place was an ancient parish in Lincolnshire and became a Civil Parish when those were established.
The parish was in the ancient Winnibriggs and Threo Wapentake in the South Kesteven district and parts of Kesteven.
On 1 April, 1931, this parish was reduced by 4 acres to enlarge Old Somerby Civil Parish.
For today's district governance, contact the South Kesteven District Council.

As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act reforms, the parish became part of the Grantham Poor Law Union.
Bastardy cases would be heard in the Spittlegate petty sessional hearings.

Year Inhabitants

1801 100

1841 132

1851 120

1861 112

1871 133

1881 130

1891 129

1901 156

1911 109

1921 136

A Public Elementary School was built in 1896 by Mrs. THOROLD. It could hold 70 children.
For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.

Last updated on 21-February-2015
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