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Candlesby, Lincolnshire

Historical Description

Candlesby, a parish in Lincolnshire, 2 miles WNW of Burgh station on the G.N.R., and 3½ ENE of Spilsby. It has a post office under Burgh (R.S.O.); money order and telegraph office, Partney. Acreage, 1061; population, 236. Candlesby Hall is a chief residence. Several pieces of old armour and weapons have been found here. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln; gross yearly value, £208 with residence, in the gift of Magdalen College, Oxford. The church is a modern edifice of brick.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountyLincolnshire 
Ecclesiastical parishCandlesby St. Benedict 
Poor Law unionSpilsby 
WapentakeCandleshoe 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Church Records

Findmypast, in conjunction with the Lincolnshire Archives, have the following parish records online for Candlesby:

BaptismsBannsMarriagesBurials
1745-1911 1755-18371755-1812

Civil Registration

For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Candlesby from the following:


Maps

Online maps of Candlesby are available from a number of sites:


Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Lincolnshire papers online:

DistrictEast Lindsey
CountyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Postal districtPE23
Post TownSpilsby

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