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Colsterworth, Lincolnshire

Historical Description

Colsterworth, a village and a parish in Lincolnshire. The village lies on the river Witham, and on the High Lyke Roman Way, 4 miles W of Corby station on the G.N.R., and 8 S of Grantham, and has a post, money order, and telegraph office of the name of Colsterworth, under Grantham. The parish includes also the hamlets of Woolsthorpe and Twyford. Acreage, 3624; population, 894. The manor of Woolsthorpe belonged to the father of Sir Isaac Newton, and the manor-house, still standing, but now a farmhouse, was Sir Isaac's birthplace. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln; value, £541. Patron, the Bishop of Lincoln. The church is chiefly Early English, with some Norman and later portions, and has a tower. There are Free Methodist and Wesleyan chapels. Walker, the author of the "English Particles," was rector.

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 parishColsterworth St. John the Baptist 
Poor Law unionGrantham 
WapentakeBeltisloe 

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 Colsterworth:

BaptismsBannsMarriagesBurials
1571-19001758-18051573-19111571-1911

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 Colsterworth from the following:


Maps

Online maps of Colsterworth 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

Twyford
Woolsthorpe (Colsterworth)
DistrictSouth Kesteven
CountyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Postal districtNG33
Post TownGrantham

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