Garthorpe
Note: Garthorpe is NOT an ancient parish of Lincolnshire. Prior to 1866 it was a township in Luddington parish. There is also a Garthorpe in Leicester.
- The parish was part of the Swinefleet sub-district in the Goole Registration District (which is mostly in Yorkshire).
- 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 / 639 |
| 1881 |
R.G. 11 / 4700 |
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Mary.
- The church was built in 1913.
- The church seats 120.
- Here is a photo of Saint Mary's Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyrights).
- The Anglican parish church registers exist from 1561. Many entries are in Luddington parish register.
- The LFHS has several marriage indexes for the Isle of Axholme Deanery.
- The Wesleyan Methodist chapel was rebuilt in 1883.
- The Primitive Methodist chapel was built in 1838 and rebuilt in 1890.
- For information and assistance in researching these chapels, see our non-conformist religions page.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was part of the Swinefleet sub-district in the Goole Registration District (which is mostly in Yorkshire).
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
Garthorpe is NOT one of the eight original parishes in the Isle of Axholme, but for centuries it was a township in that far northwest corner of Lincolnshire. See the histories and descriptions provided by the Isle of Axholme FHS.
Garthorpe was once part of a river island, having the Meredyke on the south, the River Trent on the east and the Don on the north and west.
- The national grid reference is SE 8419.
- 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.
- In the 1086 Domesday Book, the village name is rendered as Gerulftorp, from the Old Scandinavian "hamlet of (a man named) Geirulfr".
[A. D. Mills, "A Dictionary of English Place-Names," Oxford University Press, 1991]
- Prior to 1900 this place was a township and village in Luddington parish.
- The parish was in the ancient Manley Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
- In the 1972 government redistricting, Garthorpe became part of the Boothferry District, which is now in the County of Humberside (formerly Lindsey, Lincolnshire).
- You may contact the local Garthorpe Parish Council regarding civic or political issues. They are NOT staffed to assist you with family history questions.
- For today's district governance, see the North Lincolnshire Council website.
- Bastardy cases would be heard in the Epworth petty session hearings.
- As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Goole Poor Law Union.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
388 |
| 1831 |
454 |
| 1871 |
580 |
| 1891 |
518 |
| 1911 |
473 |
- A parochial schools was built here in 1852 for 80 children.
- See our Schools page for more information on researching school records.
Last updated on 28-April-2015
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