Newton (by Folkingham)
NOTE: There is more than one Newton parish in Lincolnshire alone, and the name is common throughout England.
- The parish was in the Aswarby sub-district of the Sleaford Registration District.
- In an 1890 re-organisation, the parish was transferred to the Leadenham sub-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 / 621 |
| 1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2346 |
| 1871 |
R.G. 10 / 3353 |
- The Anglican parish church was dedicated to Saint Botolph.
- The church was restored in 1865-66.
- Richard CROFT has a photograph of St. Botolph's Church on Geo-graph, taken in May, 2009.
- Here is a photograph of St. Botolph church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1612.
- The Lincolnshire FHS has a Loan Library service which has the parish registers on microfiche for Baptisms from 1584 to 1812 and Marriages from 1611 to 1813.
- The LFHS has published several indexes for the Lafford Deanery to make your search easier.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the Aswarby sub-district of the Sleaford Registration District.
- In an 1890 re-organisation, the parish was transferred to the Leadenham sub-district.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
Newton (by Folkingham), is both a village and parish 8 miles south-west of Sleaford. Threckingham parish lies to the east and Haceby parish to the west. The parish covers about 1,360 acres.
If you are planning a visit:
- The village has a chalybeate spring.
- The village is just south of the A52 trunk road and just west of the A15's junction with that road.
- Check out our touring page for resources.
- Newton House was built in 1839-41.
- Newton House was the property of Sir Charles Glynne Earle WELBY in 1911.
- The national grid reference is TF 0436.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer #248 map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- Bastardy cases would be heard in the Sleaford petty session hearings every Monday.
- The poor of Walcot parish had 10 shillings from land rented at Newton. The donor of this parcel was unknown.
- After the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, the parish became part of the Sleaford Poor Law Union.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
127 |
| 1841 |
221 |
| 1871 |
196 |
| 1891 |
187 |
| 1911 |
153 |
| 1921 |
165 |
- A Public Elementary Schools was built here in 1874 to hold up to 103 children.
- For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
Last updated on 5-March-2015
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