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Bag Enderby, Lincolnshire

Historical Description

Enderby, Bag, a village and a parish in Lincolnshire, at the source of the river Steeping, 6¼ miles NW by N from Spilsby station on the G.N.R., and 7 ENE of Horncastle. Post town, Spilsby; money order office, Tetford; telegraph office, Partney. Acreage, 627; population, 59. The living is a rectory, with that of Somersby annexed, in the diocese of Lincoln; joint net yearly value, £310 with residence. The church is an ancient building of sandstone, of the Late Decorated and Perpendicular periods, containing some ancient tombs and monuments. There is an ancient and very handsome cross in the churchyard at Somersby.

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 parishBag Enderby St. Margaret 
HundredHill 
Poor Law unionHorncastle 

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 Bag Enderby:

BaptismsBannsMarriagesBurials
1567-1907 1566-18371563-1911

The register dates from the year 1561.


Churches

Church of England

St. Margaret (parish church)

The church of St. Margaret is an ancient edifice of sandstone, of the Late Decorated and Perpendicular periods, consisting of chancel, nave, south porch and a western tower containing 2 bells: in a window on the south side are the arms of Croyland Abbey: the Perpendicular font stands upon the remains of a sepulchral slab, and the basin is ornamented with various quaint devices: in the floor of the church are several large sepulchral slabs; the chancel windows retain some fragments of stained glass, and there is also a small piscina: against the north wall is a monument to Andrew Gedney and Dorothy, his wife, with family; the figure of the former is attired in the armour and dress of the late 16th century; both parents, with their two sons and two daughters, are represented as kneeling before two prayer desks; below is a shield of arms and a mutilated inscription, giving only the date of death of Dorothy Gedney, 7 June, 1591: there are 100 sittings. The church was restored in 1915 at the expense of the rector.


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 Bag Enderby from the following:


Maps

Online maps of Bag Enderby 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 districtPE23
Post TownSpilsby

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