Manthorpe with Little Gonerby
Note: Manthorpe is NOT an ancient parish of Lincolnshire. Until December, 1894, it was a township with Little Gonerby.
This village and parish lies about one mile north of the centre of Grantham. Belton parish is just to the north-east, Great Gonerby parish to the west and Grantham to the south. The parish covers only about 780 acres.
If you are planning a visit:
- The parish was in the Grantham sub-district of the Grantham 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 / 624 |
| 1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2351 & 2352 |
| 1871 |
R.G. 10 / 3359 & 3360 |
| 1881 |
R.G. 11 / 3232 |
| 1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2585 |
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint John the Evangelist and was consecrated on 17 August 1848.
- The church is built of stone.
- The church seats 174.
- Here is a photo of St. John's Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
- Anglican parish registers date from 1849. Any entries from a previous date will be in Grantham.
- The parish registers for Manthorpe have been deposited in the Lincolnshire Archives. They are not available on fiche yet, but the original register can be viewed.
- The LFHS has published several indexes for the Loveden Deanery to make your search easier.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the Grantham sub-district of the Grantham Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
- The national grid reference is SK 9237.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer #247 map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- The ecclesiastical parish was formed in Feb. 1849 out of Grantham Civil Parish.
- This place was a Civil Parish from 1894 until 1931.
- The Civil Parish was created from part of Manthorpe cum Little Gonerby in Dec., 1894.
- The parish was in the ancient Loveden Wapentake in the South Kesteven district in the parts of Kesteven.
- The parish is also in the Soke of Grantham.
- For today's district governance, contact the South Kesteven District Council.
- Bastardy cases would be heard in the Spittlegate (Grantham) petty session hearings.
- As a result of the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, the parish became part of the Grantham Poor Law Union.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1871 |
99 |
| 1881 |
243 |
| 1891 |
207 |
| 1901 |
210 |
| 1911 |
177 |
| 1921 |
166 |
- An infant school was built here in 1865. Older children attended school at Grantham.
- For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
Last updated on 15-March-2015
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