Holton Beckering, Lincolnshire
Historical Description
Holton Beckering, a parish in Lincolnshire, 2½ miles N by W from Wragby station on the G.N.R., and 3 E from Wickenby station½ on the M.S. & L.R. Post town and money order and telegraph office, Wragby. Acreage, 1889; population, 135. Beckering hamlet is 1 mile SE from the church. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln; net yearly value,, £309 with residence. The church, which is a fine building of stons in mixed styles, consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with a western tower. The chancel was rebuilt and the other parts were restored in 1859, under the supervision of the late Sir G. G. Scott, R.A.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Ancient County | Lincolnshire | |
Ecclesiastical parish | Holton All Saints | |
Poor Law union | Lincoln | |
Wapentake | Wraggoe |
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 Holton Beckering:
Baptisms | Banns | Marriages | Burials |
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1660-1911 | 1657-1911 | 1661-1812 |
Civil Registration
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Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Holton Beckering from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Holton (All Saints))
Newspapers and Periodicals
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