Greetham
- The parish was in the Tetford sub-district of the Horncastle Registration District.
- Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
Census Year |
Piece No. |
1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2369 |
1871 |
R.G. 10 / 3383 |
1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2599 |
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to All Saints.
- The church is very tiny, having seating for only 88.
- The belfry was restored in 1863.
- The tower was taken down in the mid 19th century.
- There is a photo of the church, taken by Richard CROFT in 2006, on Geo-graph.
- Here is a photo of All Saints Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyrights).
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1653.
- The LFHS has published several marriage and burial indexes for the Horncastle Deanery to make your search easier.
- Kelly's 1913 Directory of Lincolnshire places the parish in the rural deanery of Hill No. 1.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the Tetford sub-district of the Horncastle Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
Greetham is both a village and a parish in the Wold hills, 3.5 miles east of Horncastle and 7 miles north-west of Spilsby. Fulletby parish lies to the north and High Toynton parish to the west. The parish covers about 1,200 acres.
Greetham village sits on a hill overlooking Horncastle. It is one of the highest points in the county and commands extensive views of the countryside and parts of the North Sea. If you are planning a visit:
- In 1842, Greetham House was the property of Robert DENNIS, who had built it in 1832.
- In 1872, Greetham House was the residence of "The Misses DENNIS".
- Patricia McCRORY has a photograph of what she believes is Greetham Manor House, taken in 2008. She retains the copyright, but would like someone to veriofy that she is correct:
- The national grid reference is TF 3070.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer 273 map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- The parish has given its name to an inshore minsweeper. See the Dive Malta site for more information.
- The War Memorial plaques in All Saints Church were photographed by William Browning and are at Geo-graph.
- 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 Hill Wapentake (Hill Hundred) in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
- Kelly's 1913 Directory of Lincolnshire places the parish, perhaps erroneously, in the South Lindsey division of the county.
- For today's district governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
- Bastardy cases would be heard in the Horncastle petty session hearings every Saturday.
- The poor had income from Cross Closes, property left by Elizabeth SOMERSBY in 1733.
- The common fields were enclosed here in 1794.
- As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Horncastle Poor Law Union.
- Richard CROFT provides a photograph of The Terraces on Geo-graph, taken in 2007. These former almshouses are now Grade II structures with British Heritage.
Year |
Inhabitants |
1801 |
111 |
1811 |
130 |
1821 |
148 |
1831 |
152 |
1841 |
177 |
1851 |
179 |
1871 |
147 |
1881 |
147 |
1891 |
131 |
1911 |
306 |
- A day school was built here in 1870 by the Misses DENNIS and was attended then by 40 children.
- For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
Last updated on 24-August-2013
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