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South Thoresby, Lincolnshire

Historical Description

Thoresby, South, a parish in Lincolnshire, 2 miles from Aby station on the G.N.R., and 3½ WNW of Alford. It has a post office under Alford; money order and telegraph office, Alford. Acreage, 952; population, 139. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln; net value, £175 with residence. Patron, the Duchy of Lancaster. The church is a small structure of brick, and was erected in 1738. There is a Wesleyan chapel. A trout stream, called the " Withern Eau," runs through the parish.

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 parishSouth Thoresby St. Andrew 
HundredCalceworth 
Poor Law unionLouth 

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 South Thoresby:

BaptismsBannsMarriagesBurials
1662-1911 1662-19111661-1911

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 South Thoresby from the following:


Maps

Online maps of South Thoresby 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:

DistrictEast Lindsey
CountyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Postal districtLN13
Post TownAlford

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