Kirkby cum Osgodby
- The parish was in the Market Rasen sub-district of the Caistor 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 / 638 |
| 1851 |
H.O. 107 / 2115 |
| 1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2395 |
| 1871 |
R.G. 10 / 3425 |
| 1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2624 |
- The Anglican parish church at Osgodby was dedicated to Saint Denis. (Spelling variations of "Denis" abound).
- That church fell into decay some centuries ago.
- The Anglican parish church at Kirkby was dedicated to Saint Andrew.
- St. Andrew's church appears to be of Norman origin, built prior to 1398.
- St. Andrew's was completely restored in 1900.
- St. Andrew's seats 205.
- A photograph of St. Andrew's church is at the Wendy PARKINSON English Church Photographs site.
- Richard CROFT has a photograph of St. Andrew's Church on Geo-graph, taken in February, 2006.
- Here is a photo of St. Andrew's Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
- Here is second photo of St. Andrew's Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
- The Anglican parish register of St. Andrew's dates from 1555.
- We have a handful of entries in our parish register extract. Your additions to this are welcome.
- The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Westwold Deanery to make your search easier.
- There was a Catholic chapel erected in Osgodby in 1793; a Wesleyan Methodist chapel built in 1840 and a Wesleyan Reformers' chapel in 1854. The Primitive Methodists also had a chapel prior to 1871. For more on researching these chapel records, see our non-conformist religions page.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the Market Rasen sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
This parish and two villages are near Market Rasen and about 8 miles south-west of Caistor. The parish contains two neighborhing villages, Kirkby and Osgodby. The parish covers about 1,760 acres.
If you are planning a visit:
- By automobile, take the A46 north-east out of Lincoln to just north of Middle Rasen.
- See our touring page for visitor services.
- The national grid reference is TF 0792.
- 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.
Pat COOK provides letters written by Joe SMITH starting from just before the Great War until his death in 1916. These are letters to his devoted mother, telling of his enlistment and life in the Royal Navy, his training, uniform, girl friends, sleeping in a hammock, and stories of life on the ship. Please enjoy Joe's letters home.
- The name Osgodby was ancienty called Angotby.
- Some locals pronounce the name Osgodby as "Osgarby".
- 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 Walshcroft Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
- Osgodby was anciently parished with Tealby, but was annexed to Kirkby in 1737 because the village church had fallen into decay.
- In April, 1936, the Civil Parish of Kirkby was abolished and a new parish called Osgodby Civil Parish was established.
- Today's district governance is provided by the West Lindsey District Council.
- Bastardy cases would be heard on the 1st Tuesday each month at the Market Rasen petty session hearings.
- The moor and Common Lands here were enclosed in 1804.
- As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Caistor Poor Law Union.
Population figures vary widely. Some are for just Kirkby, some for the combined parish area.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
123 |
| 1811 |
168 |
| 1831 |
136 |
| 1841 |
124 |
| 1871 |
438 |
| 1881 |
374 |
| 1891 |
353 |
| 1911 |
337 |
- A National School was erected at Kirkby in 1822, and enlarged in 1894 and 1908.
- An Infant School was erected at Osgodby in 1868.
- See our Schools page for more information on researching school records.
Last updated on 29-November-2015
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