Friesthorpe (Frysthorpe)
- The parish was in the North-East sub-district of the Lincoln Registration District.
- Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
Census
Year |
Piece No. |
| 1851 |
H.O. 107 / 2106 |
| 1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2363 |
| 1871 |
R.G. 10 / 3376 |
| 1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2596 |
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter.
- The church had a thatched roof until 1839, when that was blown away in a storm.
- The church was rebuilt in 1841, except for the ancient tower.
- The church is tiny, seating only 60.
- There is a photograph of St. Peter's Church on the Wendy PARKINSON Church Photos web site.
- Richard CROFT has a photograph of St. Peter's Church on Geo-graph, taken in November, 2005.
- Here are two photos of St. Peter's Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1620.
- The LFHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Westwold Deanery to make your search easier.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the North-East sub-district of the Lincoln Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
Friesthorpe is both a village and a small parish north-east of the city of Lincoln and about 6 miles south-south-west of Market Rasen. Faldingworth parish lies to the north, Snarford parish to the west and Wickenby parish to the south-east. The parish only covers about 670 acres.
If you are planning a visit:
- Take the A46 trunk road between Lincoln and Middle Rasen. The village is about 9 miles outside of Lincoln and only 3 miles from Middle Rasen, just off the road to the southeast.
- See our touring page for visitor services.
- The Manor House is mentioned in Kelly's 1900 Directory of Lincolnshire, but only as the residence of George Ernest NETTLESHIP.
- The Manor House is mentioned in Kelly's 1913 Directory of Lincolnshire, but only as the residence of John MADDISON and son.
- The national grid reference is TF 0783.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
There are two marble plaques in the church. To see them and the names on them, see the Roll of Honour site.
- The name Friesthorpe has also appeared with the first two vowels reversed ("Freisthorpe") and as "Frysthorpe".
- 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 Lawress Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
- Today's district governance is provided by the West Lindsey District Council.
- As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Lincoln Poor Law Union.
- Bastardy cases would be heard on the 1st Tuesday each month at the Market Rasen petty session hearings.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
31 |
| 1831 |
46 |
| 1841 |
53 |
| 1851 |
62 |
| 1871 |
44 |
| 1891 |
59 |
| 1911 |
45 |
Last updated on 18-January-2014
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