Farforth cum Maidenwell
- The parish was in the Louth sub-district of the Louth 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 / 633 |
| 1851 |
H.O. 107 / 2111 |
| 1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2381 |
| 1871 |
R.G. 10 / 3404 |
| 1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2608 |
| 1901 |
R.G. 13 / 3084 |
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter.
- The church was rebuilt in 1861 of sandstone. The church was renovated in 1904.
- The church seats 80.
- The church is a Grade II structure with English Heritage.
- There is a photograph of St. Peter's Church on the Wendy PARKINSON web site under "Yet More Lincolnshire".
- Here is a photo of St. Peter's Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1784.
- The LFHS has published several marriage indexes for the Bolingbroke Deanery to make your search easier.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the Louth sub-district of the Louth Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
Farforth is both a village and a parish 6 miles south of Louth. The parish covers almost 2,000 acres and includes the hamlet of Maidenwell.
If you are planning a visit:
- The village is at National Grid Reference TF 3178.
- An Ordnance Survey Explorer map will show detail of 2.5 inches to 1 mile scale.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- This place was an ancient parish in Lincolnshire, but only became a modern Civil Parish in 1936.
- The parish was in the Wold division of the ancient Louth Eske Wapentake in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
- This parish was incorporated as a modern Civil Parish under the name "Maidenwell Civil Parish" in 1936.
- This citizens of this parish have elected to forgo a formal Parish Council, but do hold periodic Parish Meetings to dicuss civic and political issues.
- For today's district governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
- Bastardy cases would be heard in the Louth petty session hearings in the Louth Courthouse every other Wednesday.
- In 1719 Mr. Charles HUMPHREY left the interest of £15 for the poor.
- After the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act reforms, the parish became part of the Louth Poorlaw Union.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
52 |
| 1831 |
91 |
| 1841 |
92 |
| 1871 |
109 |
| 1881 |
143 |
| 1891 |
134 |
| 1901 |
134 |
| 1911 |
107 |
- A School Board was formed in 1885 for the united parishes of Farforth, Oxcombe and Ruckland.
- A Public Elementary School was built here in 1887 for up to 42 children.
- For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
Last updated on 4-April-2015
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