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Belleau, Lincolnshire

Historical Description

Belleau, a village and a parish in Lincolnshire. The village stands 1 mile W from Aby station on the G.N.R., and 4½ miles NW by N of Alford. The parish includes also the township and chapelry of Claythorpe; and its post town is Alford, which is the money order office; telegraph office, Aby railway station. Acreage, 704; population of the civil parish, 74; of the ecclesiastical, with Claythorpe and Aby, 470. The name Belleau is derived from some fine springs of water arising from chalk rocks. Ruins exist of a large mansion, formerly a seat of the Lords Willoughby de Eresby, and afterwards of the Earls of Lindsay. The lands were given in the time of Cromwell to Sir Henry Vane. The living is a rectory, united with Aby and Claythorpe, in the diocese of Lincoln; joint gross yearly value, £320 with residence. Patron, the Earl of Ancaster. The church is an ancient edifice, with a small tower; contains a fine effigy of a crusader, and was very thoroughly restored in 1862.

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 parishBelleau St. John the Baptist 
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 Belleau:

BaptismsBannsMarriagesBurials
1697-19101768-17691698-18371698-1911

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 Belleau from the following:


Maps

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Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Lincolnshire papers online:


Villages, Hamlets, &c

Claythorpe
DistrictEast Lindsey
CountyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Postal districtLN13
Post TownAlford

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