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Lenton, Lincolnshire

Historical Description

Lenton, a village, a township, and a parish in Lincolnshire, 6 miles NE from Corby Station on the G.N.R., and 9½ SE from Grantham. Post town, Grantham; money order and telegraph office, Falkingham. The parish includes the hamlet of Hanby and the townships of Keisby and Osgodby, Acreage, 4265; population, 242. The living is a vicarage, with the rectory of Hanby annexed, in the diocese of Lincoln; net value, £400 with residence, in the gift of the Earl of An-caster. The church is an ancient building of stone, consisting of chancel, nave, south aisle, south porch, and a tower with broach spire. It contains a fine and elaborate monument to Sir William Armyne, Bart., of Osgodby Hall (d. 1651) and his wife. The manors of Lenton and Osgodby belong to the Earl of Ancaster, and those of Hanby and Keisby to the Earl of Dysart.

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 CountyNottinghamshire 
Ecclesiastical parishLenton Holy Trinity 
Poor Law unionRadford 
WapentakeBroxtow 

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 Lenton:

BaptismsBannsMarriagesBurials
1576-19111754-18421576-18381576-1911

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 Lenton from the following:


Maps

Online maps of Lenton 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

Hanby
DistrictSouth Kesteven
CountyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Postal districtNG33
Post TownGrantham

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