Snitterby
- The parish was in the Market Rasen sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
- The North Lincolnshire Library holds copies of the census returns for 1841, 1851, 1881, 1891 and 1901.
- 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 / 644 |
| 1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2395 |
| 1871 |
R.G. 10 / 3424 |
| 1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2624 |
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas.
- The church was erected on the site of an older structure in 1780 and was rebuilt in 1866-7. A tower was completed in 1894.
- The church seats 180.
- There is a photograph of St. Nicholas Church on the Wendy PARKINSON English Church Photo web site.
- Richard CROFT has a photograph of St. Nicholas Church on Geo-graph, taken in November, 2005.
- Here is a photo of St. Nicholas Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
- The parish register (for this parish only) dates from 1858. Earlier entries are included in those of Waddingham parish.
- The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Yarborough Deanery to make your search easier.
- Some Directories of the 1900s place the parish in the Corringham Deanery.
- The Wesleyan Methodists built a chapel here in 1840, as did the Primitive Methodists in 1849. For information and assistance in researching these chapels, see our non-conformist religions page.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the Market Rasen sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
Snitterby is both a village and a parish which sit about 9 miles south of Brigg and 11 miles north-west of Market Rasen. Waddingham parish is to the north. The parish covers about 1,700 acres.
If you are planning a visit:
- Fishing is popular on the Ancholme River.
- By automobile, take the A15 (Ermine Street) north from the A631 Trunk road. After about two miles, turn east (right) into Snitterby village.
- Bus service is available. Check our Transports page.
- Stop by the Village Hall and get a schedule of current events. Jonathan THACKER has a photograph of the Village Hall on Geo-graph, taken in December, 2011.
- Visit our touring page for visitor services.
- The Royal Oak Public House was the centre if the village cimmunity. David WRIGHT has a photograph of the Royal Oak on Geo-graph, taken in April, 2008:
- These are the names associated with the Royal Oak in various directories:
| Year |
Person |
| 1868 |
John WILKINSON |
| 1885 |
Henry SIMS, carrier |
| 1913 |
Thomas SIMPSON |
| 1919 |
Thomas SIMPSON |
- The national grid reference is SK 9894.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
- You might like the 1906 inch-to-the-mile map of North East Lincolnshire.
For a photograph of the Snitterby War Memorial and the names on it, see the Roll of Honour site.
- Snitterby was for centuries a village, township and chapelry in the parish of Waddingham.
- The parish was in the east division of the ancient Aslacoe Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
- The Snitterby Parish Council has not adopted an online presence as of 2015.
- Some Lincolnshire directories of the 1900s place the parish in the North Lindsey division of the county.
- Today's district governance is provided by the West Lindsey District Council.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
183 |
| 1831 |
182 |
| 1841 |
245 |
| 1871 |
300 |
| 1891 |
284 |
| 1991 |
229 |
| 2001 |
215 |
- A National School was built here in 1862 to hold up to 70 children.
- For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
Last updated on 17-May-2015
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