Reepham (Repham)
- The Reepham Cemetery is located on Hawthorn Road.
- J. THOMAS has a photograph of Reepham Cemetery on Geo-graph, taken in September, 2014.
- The parish was in the Home sub-district of the Lincoln Registration District.
- We have a text file which is a partial 1891 census extract for the parish.
- 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 / 642 |
| 1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2357 |
| 1871 |
R.G. 10 / 3369 |
| 1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2589 |
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul.
- The church was restored in 1862.
- The church seats 230 people.
- Here is a photo of Saints Peter and Paul Church, taken by (and copyright of) Wendy PARKINSON.
- Here is a photo of St. Peter and St. Paul Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1653.
- The Lincolnshire FHS has a Loan Library service which has the parish registers on microfiche for Baptisms from 1653 to 1814 and Marriages from 1755 to 1812.
- The LFHS has published several marriage and burial indexes for the Lawres Deanery to make your search easier.
- There was a Wesleyan Methodist chapel built here prior to 1900. 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 Home sub-district of the Lincoln Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
This village and parish is 4.5 miles east-north-east of Lincoln parish and city and north of Fiskerton and Cherry Willingham parishes. The parish covers about 1,800 acres.
The village of Reepham is about a mile south of the Roman Road which is now the A158 trunk road. The old railway still runs through the village. If you are planning a visit:
- The national grid reference is TF 0373.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer #272 map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- This place was an ancient Chapelry in Lincoln county and became a modern Civil Parish around 1830.
- The parish was in the ancient Lawress Wapentake in the West Lindsey (or Gainsborough) district in the parts of Lindsey.
- In April, 1935, the parish was enlarged by 5 acres by gaining part of Nettleham Civil Parish.
- Today's district governance is provided by the West Lindsey District Council.
- Bastardy cases would be heard in the Lincoln South petty session hearings.
- In 1880, Ann CROSBY left the interest from £100 for the poor of the parish. The interest was distributed each December 15th.
- As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Lincoln Poor Law Union.
- Unfortunately, no poorlaw records for Reepham have been archived.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
183 |
| 1811 |
196 |
| 1831 |
295 |
| 1841 |
341 |
| 1871 |
377 |
| 1891 |
396 |
| 1901 |
387 |
| 1911 |
370 |
| 1921 |
332 |
| 1931 |
394 |
| 1971 |
990 |
- There was a National School built before 1900, which could hold up to 80 children. Average attendance in 1900 was 55.
- For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
Last updated on 10-May-2015
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