East Stockwith, Lincolnshire
Historical Description
Stockwith, East, a township and a chapelry in Gainsborough parish, Lincolnshire. The township lies on the river Trent, 3½ miles NNW of Gainsborough railway station. Post town, Gainsborough. Acreage, 488; population, 419. The chapelry was constituted in 1846. Population, 497. The living is a vicarage, with the perpetual curacy of Walkerith annexed, in the diocese of Lincoln; joint net value, £246 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Lincoln. There are two Methodist chapels.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
| Ancient County | Lincolnshire | |
| Civil parish | Gainsborough | |
| Poor Law union | Gainsborough | |
| Wapentake | Corringham |
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 East Stockwith With Walkerith:
| Baptisms | Banns | Marriages | Burials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1847-1911 | 1848-1911 | 1847-1911 |
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for East Stockwith from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Stockwith, East)
Maps
Online maps of East Stockwith are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- OpenStreetMap.
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Lincolnshire papers online: