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Coningsby, Lincolnshire

Historical Description

Coningsby, a village and a parish in Lincolnshire, on the rivers Bain (Horncastle Canal) and Witham, adjacent to the Boston and Lincoln branch of the G.N.R., 1½ mile NE from Tattershall station, and 8 miles SSW from Horncastle, with a post, money order, and telegraph office under Lincoln. Acreage, 3727; population, 1186. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln; net yearly value, £360 with residence. Patron, the Earl of Ancaster. The church is an ancient building of sandstone and Lincoln stone in the Early English and Later styles, and there are Baptist, Wesleyan Methodist, and Primitive Methodist chapels. Eusden the poet-laureate, and Dyer, the author of the " Fleece," were rectors.

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 parishConingsby St. Michael 
HundredSoke of Horncastle 
Poor Law unionHorncastle 

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 Coningsby:

BaptismsBannsMarriagesBurials
1561-19111757-17991561-19111561-1907

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 Coningsby from the following:


Maps

Online maps of Coningsby 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 districtLN4
Post TownLincoln

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