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Manton, Lincolnshire

Historical Description

Manton, a village, a township, and a parish in Lincolnshire. The township lies near Ermine Street, 2 miles N of Kirton-in-Lindsey station on the M.S. & L.R., and 6 SW of Glanford Brigg. It has a post office under Kirton-in-Lindsey (R.S.O.); money order and telegraph office, Kirton-in-Lindsey. Acreage, 2176; population, 76. The parish contains also the townships of Cleatham and Twigmore, and comprises 4514 acres; population, 237. The manor of Manton belongs to the Dalison family, and that of Cleat-ham, with Cleatham Hall, to the Maw family. Traces of an ancient camp, where spears, coins, and other relics have been found, are between Manton and Scawby. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln; gross value, £159 with residence. The church was rebuilt in 1861, and is a building chiefly of blue lias limestone in the Early Decorated style.

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 parishManton St. Hibald 
Poor Law unionGlandford-Brigg 
WapentakeCorringham 

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 Manton:

BaptismsBannsMarriagesBurials
1813-19051761-17641755-1811 

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 Manton from the following:


Maps

Online maps of Manton 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:

CountyNorth Lincolnshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Postal districtDN21
Post TownGainsborough

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