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Frodingham, Lincolnshire

Historical Description

Frodingham, a township and a parish in Lincolnshire. The township lies on the South Yorkshire branch of the M.S. & L.R., and has a station 9 miles NW from Brigg. There is a post, money order, and telegraph office at Scunthorpe, under Doncaster. The parish includes Scunthorpe township, likewise the township of Brumby, and parts of the townships of Crosby and Gunhouse. Area of Frodingham, 1019 acres; population, 1384; of Scunthorpe, 1031 acres; population, 3481; of Brumby, 3024 acres; population, 756; of Crosby, 3181 acres; population, 366; of Gunhouse, 509 acres; population, 78. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln; gross value, £1049 with residence. Patron, Lord St Oswald. The church, a building of stone in the Transitional style, was rebuilt in 1841. There are Wesleyan chapels at Scunthorpe and Bromby, and a Primitive Methodist chapel at Crosby. Much ironstone is found in this parish, and there are several extensive ironworks.

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 parishFrodingham St. Lawrence 
Poor Law unionGlandford-Brigg 
WapentakeManley 

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 Frodingham:

BaptismsBannsMarriagesBurials
1636-18121654-17821636-18371636-1812

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 Frodingham from the following:


Maps

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Newspapers and Periodicals

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Villages, Hamlets, &c

Bromby or Brumby
CountyNorth Lincolnshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Postal districtDN16
Post TownScunthorpe

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