Pilham
- The parish was in the Scotter sub-district of the Gainsborough Registration District.
- Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
Census
Year |
Piece No. |
| 1851 |
H.O. 107 / 2119 |
| 1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2406 |
| 1871 |
R.G. 10 / 3441 |
| 1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2632 |
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to All Saints.
- The church tower was rebuilt in 1884.
- There is a photograph of All Saints Church on the Wendy PARKINSON Church Photos web site.
- Richard CROFT has a photograph of All Saints Church on Geo-graph, taken in 2005.
- Here is a photo of All Saints Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1677.
- The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Corringham Deanery to make your search easier.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the Scotter sub-district of the Gainsborough Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
Pilham is both a village and a parish about four and a half miles north-east of Gainsborough and about 153 miles north of London. The parish is small, covering only about 665 acres and includes the hamlet of Gilby.
The village of Pilham lies on a rise, just east of the Gainsborough Road (the A159). If you are planning a visit:
- In 1840, Pilham Hall was the seat of William WELFITT.
- In 1900, Pilham Hall was the residence of Hermann D. MARSHALL.
- Richard CROFT has a photograph of Pilham Hall on Geo-graph, taken in 2007.
- The national grid reference is SK 8693.
- 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.
- 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 Corringham Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
- The parish was also in the ancient Soke of Kirton-in-Lindsey.
- In 1885, a considerable portion of the parish (about 550 acres) was transferred to Blyton parish.
- Today's district governance is provided by the West Lindsey District Council.
- The Common Land was enclosed here in 1796.
- As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Gainsborough Poor Law Union.
- Bastardy cases would be heard in the Gainsborough petty session hearings.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
81 |
| 1831 |
100 |
| 1851 |
132 |
| 1861 |
89 |
| 1871 |
91 |
| 1891 |
60 |
| 1911 |
64 |
Last updated on 19-January-2014
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