Tetford (Thetford)
- The parish was in the Tetford sub-district of the Horncastle Registration District.
- We have an extract of a small portion of the 1901 surname index which you are welcome to review or add to.
- The North Lincolnshire Library holds copies of the Tetford census for 1841 and 1881.
- 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 / 646 |
1851 |
H.O. 107 / 2108 |
1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2369 |
1871 |
R.G. 10 / 3383 |
1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2599 |
1901 |
R.G. 13 / 3070 |
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Mary.
- The church, built of stone, was built around 1340 and replaced an earlier church on the site.
- The church was restored in 1910.
- The church seats about 250.
- The church is Grade II listed with British Heritage.
- There is a photograph of Saint Mary's Church on the Wendy PARKINSON Church Photos web site.
- Richard CROFT has a photograph of St. Mary's Church on Geo-graph, taken in July, 2007.
- Here is a photo of St. Mary's Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1584.
- The LFHS has published several marriage and burial indexes for the Bolingbroke Deanery to make your search easier.
- The Wesleyan Methodists had a small chapel and Sunday school here, built prior to 1871. The Primitive Methodists built one also. 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 Tetford sub-district of the Horncastle Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
Tetford is both a village and a parish in the Wolds hills, 6.5 miles northeast of Horncastle, 10 miles south of Louth and eight miles northwest of Spilsby. Worlaby parish lies to the north and Somersby parish to the south. The parish covers about 1,800 acres.
Tetford village is in a shallow valley. A tributary of the River Steeping passes near the village. If you are planning a visit:
- The parish contains traces of ancient encampments thought to be from Saxon times. It is reputed to be the site where Raengeires, a Briton, defeated the Saxon general Horsa in a great battle.
- In 1841, the parish was noted for its fertilizer production (from burnt limestone).
- Dr. Richard HARPER-SMITH wrote "Paupers, Priests and People of Tetford", published by R. Harper Smith, 2001.
- Ye Olde White Hart is an ancient Inn that served Lord Tennyson and Dr. Johnson. The White Hart has a Facebook page. Here are the proprietors from different Directories:
Year |
Person |
1842 |
Geo. NICHOLSON, auctioneer |
1856 |
James REMINGTON, brewer |
1868 |
Mrs. Mahelah MARSHALL |
1872 |
Mrs. Mahelah MARSHALL, vict. |
1882 |
George BROWN, vict. |
1900 |
Fredk. Wm. FOSTER |
1905 |
James MALTBY |
1913 |
James MALTBY |
1919 |
James BALDERSTON |
1930 |
John Henry PEARSON, propr. |
- The national grid reference is TF 3374.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer 273 map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- On the south wall of the church is a memorial to Captain Edward DYMOKE who was the King's Champion. He died 12 Sept. 1760.
- This place was an ancient parish in Lincolnshire and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
- The parish was in the ancient Hill Hundred in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
- Kelly's 1913 Directory of Lincolnshire notes the parish as being in the South Lindsey district of the county.
- For today's district governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
- Bastardy cases would be heard in the Horncastle petty session hearings.
- In 1784, Edward RICHARDSON gave a cottage and about 7 acres of land towards teaching the poor children of Tetford and Salmonby.
- As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act reforms, the parish became part of the Horncastle Poor Law Union on 16th January 1837.
Year |
Inhabitants |
1801 |
326 |
1811 |
410 |
1821 |
531 |
1831 |
690 |
1841 |
778 |
1851 |
799 |
1871 |
710 |
1881 |
590 |
1891 |
481 |
1911 |
374 |
- The Edward Richardson Primary School was founded via a bequest from Edward RICHARDSON's will in 1714. The school is on East Road, Tetford, Lincolnshire LN9 6QQ, Telephone: 01507 533686.
- The Edward Richardson Primary School has a School Website page but little in the way of history.
- A National School was built here in 1821 and enlarged in 1897 and 1899 to hold up to 140 children.
- A School Board was formed in Feb., 1877.
- For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
Last updated on 20-April-2015
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