Mavis Enderby
Mavis Enderby is both a village and a parish in the Wold Hills, about 3 miles west of Spilsby and 7 miles east of Horncastle. Raithby parish lies to the east and Old Bolingbroke parish to the south-west. The parish covers just over 1,150 acres today.
Mavis Enderby is a small village. If you are planning a visit:
- By automobile, take the B1195 arterial road west out of Spilsby.
- Visit the village information site for additional information.
- See our touring page for visitor services.
- The parish was in the Spilsby sub-district of the Spilsby Registration District.
- The North Lincolnshire Library holds the census returns for 1841 and 1881.
- 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 / 640 |
| 1851 |
H.O. 107 / 2109 |
| 1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2374 & 2375 |
| 1871 |
R.G. 10 / 3392A & 3393A |
| 1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2603 |
- The parish used to have an old religious house which was attached to the Abbey at Revesby.
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Michael.
- The church is built of green sandstone and has a tower with three bells.
- The upper part of the tower was taken down and rebuilt in 1684.
- The church chancel was rebuilt in 1871 and the rest restored in 1878.
- The church seats 150.
- Here is a photo of the church, taken by (and copyright of) Norma CLARE.
- Here is a photo of St. Michael's Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1579.
- The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Bolingbroke Deanery to make your search easier.
- The Wesleyan Methodists built a chapel here in 1876. For information and assistance in researching this chapel, see our non-conformist religions page.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the Spilsby sub-district of the Spilsby Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
- Mavis Enderby was held by William Malebrisse in 1202.
- The parish used to celebrate an Enderby Feast on or about Michaelmas Day.
- David HITCHBORNE has a photograph of the Sundial on Geo-graph, taken in 2008. At least you can tell the time on sunny days. The church clock, at last report, was in need of repairs as was the weather vane.
- The national grid reference is TF 3666.
- 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.
- The name is rendered as "Endrebi" in the 1068 Domesday Book and again as "Endrebi" in 1115.
- The village is given as "Enderby Malbys" in 1302. Malbys was later shortened to Mavis.
- The parish was in the East division of the ancient Bolingbroke Wapentake in the East Lindsey district and parts of Lindsey.
- The parish has also been listed as being in the ancient Soke of Bolingbroke.
- For today's district governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
- The Common Lands were enclosed here in 1798. A little over 4 acres were reserved for the poor.
- As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Spilsby Poor Law Union.
- Bastardy cases would be heard in the Spilsby petty session hearings every other Monday.
- We have a parial list of Settlement examinations that might mention a relative of yours
- Read about Martha LOWE and some of her children by William CLARKE, as provided by a relative, Denny LOWE, who resides in Langley, BC, Canada.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
125 |
| 1831 |
203 |
| 1841 |
311 |
| 1851 |
207 |
| 1871 |
176 |
| 1881 |
140 |
| 1891 |
140 |
| 1901 |
121 |
| 1911 |
101 |
| 1931 |
105 |
| 1971 |
58 |
- In 1881, there was only an infant school here. Older students attended school in Raithby.
- See our Schools page for more information on researching school records.
Last updated on 5-May-2015
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