Midville
Midville is both a village and a parish in the Fens, about 4 miles East of New Bolingbroke, 6 miles south of Spilsby and 10 miles north of Boston. Stickford parish lies to the north, Stickney parish to the west and East Fen parish to the south. The parish covers about 2,600 acres.
Midville village is on a road that runs from Stickney east to Friskney, and it lies between the Hobhole and Catchwater drains. If you are planning a visit:
- There is a Midville Caravan Park for travelers. There is a pub next door and a river nearby for fishermen.
- Visit our touring page for visitor services.
- The parish was in the Stickney sub-district of the Spilsby 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 / 640 |
| 1851 |
H.O. 107 / 2109 |
| 1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2372 |
| 1871 |
R.G. 10 / 3387 |
| 1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2601 |
- The parish church was built in the Georgian period of brick.
- The parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul.
- The church was erected in 1819-20.
- The church seats 80 people.
- Here is a photo of the church, taken by (and copyright of) Norma CLARE.
- Here is a photo of the church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
- The parish register dates from 1821.
- The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Bolingbroke Deanery to make your search easier.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the Stickney sub-district of the Spilsby Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
- The national grid reference is TF 3857.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey #261 Explorer map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- Richard CROFT has a photograph of a Pillbox near Midville on Races of War.
- In March of 1885, this former township was consolidated into the chapelry of Eastville with Midville.
- The parish was in the ancient Bolingbroke Wapentake in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
- The parish has also been listed as being in the Bolingbroke Soke.
- Because of boundary changes, the parish has also been listed as being in the South Lindsey district of the county.
- For today's district governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
- 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.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1831 |
162 |
| 1871 |
174 |
| 1881 |
204 |
| 1891 |
198 |
| 1901 |
166 |
| 1911 |
205 |
| 1921 |
209 |
| 1931 |
229 |
| 1951 |
251 |
| 1961 |
244 |
- There is no evidence of a school here before 1901.
- See our Schools page for more information on researching school records.
Last updated on 1-November-2015
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