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Dowsby, Lincolnshire

Historical Description

Dowsby, a village and a parish in Lincolnshire, 3¼ miles SE by S of Folkingliam, and 1 mile N by W from Rippingale station on the G.N.R., with a post office under Folkingham; money order and telegraph office, Rippingale. Acreage, 1905; population, 171. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln; value, £424. The church is old but good, and has an embattled tower. Dowsby Hall is the chief residence.

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 parishDowsby St. Andrew 
Poor Law unionBourne 
WapentakeAveland 

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 Dowsby:

BaptismsBannsMarriagesBurials
1731-19111824-19111731-19111732-1911

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 Dowsby from the following:


Maps

Online maps of Dowsby 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:


Villages, Hamlets, &c

East Graby
DistrictSouth Kesteven
CountyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Postal districtPE10
Post TownBourne

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