Creeton
- The parish was in the Corby sub-district of the Bourne 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 / 616 |
| 1851 |
H.O. 107 / 2095 |
| 1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2315 |
| 1871 |
R.G. 10 / 3311 |
| 1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2555 |
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter.
- There are traces of a Saxon cross in the graveyard.
- Bob HARVEY has a photograph of that Saxon Cross on Geo-graph, taken in April, 2010.
- The church was thoroughly restored in 1851.
- The church was partially rebuilt in 1853.
- The church seats 100.
- Tim HEATON has a photograph of St. Peter's Church on Geo-graph, taken in December, 2006.
- Richard CROFT has a photograph of the church interior on Geo-graph, taken in March, 2010.
- Here are two photographs of St. Peter's Church supplied by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
- The Anglican parish registers exist from 1692, although Bishop's transcripts go back to 1561.
- The parish lies in the Beltisloe Deanery, for which several marriage indexes exist.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the Corby sub-district of the Bourne Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
This village, township and parish lie along the West Glen River about 8 miles north of Stamford and almost 4 miles south of Corby parish. It lies between Castle Bytham to the south-west and Edenham parish to the east. The hamlet of Counthorpe is just west of the village across the railroad tracks and is part of the parish. There are several Counthorpe hamlets in this part of Lincolnshire.
The parish encompasses only 1,003 acres. There are forested areas east of the village which include a deer park. If you are planning a visit:
- The village has its own Information Portal telling you what is going on in the area.
- By aytombile: the B1176 trunk road bisects the parish.
- See our touring page for visitor services.
- The quarry in Creeton parish extracts Jurassic limestone. It is also the site of ancient iron smelting, perhaps by the Romans.
- The National Grid Reference coordinates are TF 0119.
- 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.
There is a photograph of the memorial plaque and the single name on it at the Roll of Honour site.
- The name Creeton is from the Old English Creata+tun, or "farmstead of a man called Creata". In the 1086 Domesday Book, the village name is given as Cretone.
[A. D. Mills, "A Dictionary of English Place-Names," Oxford University Press, 1991].
- This place was an ancient parish in Lincoln county and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
- The parish was in the ancient Beltisloe Wapentake in the South Kesteven district in the parts of Kesteven.
- In 1860, Counthorpe, formerly a hamlet to Castle Bytham, was annexed to Creeton parish.
- In April, 1931, the existing Civil Parish was abolished to create a new Civil Parish of Counthorpe and Creeton.
- The citizens of this parish have elected to forgo a formal parish council. Instead, they hold periodic Parish Meetings to discuss civic or political issues, but they are NOT staffed or funded to help you with family history searches.
- For today's district governance, contact the South Kesteven District Council.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1086 |
105 |
| 1801 |
62 |
| 1831 |
66 |
| 1841 |
64 |
| 1871 |
88 |
| 1881 |
51 |
| 1891 |
75 |
| 1901 |
66 |
| 1991 |
116 |
- The children of Creeton attended school in Counthorpe in the 19th century, but now attend school south of town at a facility halfway to Little Bytham.
- Creeton village formed a School Board district which also included Little Bytham and Counthorpe.
- For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
Last updated on 23-February-2015
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