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Friesthorpe, Lincolnshire

Historical Description

Friesthorpe, a parish in Lincolnshire, 1 mile W by S of Wickenby station on the M.S. & L.R., and 5 miles SSW of Market Rasen. Post town and money order and telegraph office. Market Rasen. Acreage, 698; population of the civil parish, 59; of the ecclesiastical, with Snarford, 161. The living is a consolidated rectory, united with the rectory of Snarford, in the diocese of Lincoln; joint net yearly value, £145 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Lincoln. The church, with the exception of its ancient tower, was rebuilt in 1841.

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 parishFriesthorpe St. Peter 
Poor Law unionLincoln 
WapentakeLawress 

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 Friesthorpe:

BaptismsBannsMarriagesBurials
1620-19091767-17841621-19111620-1911

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 Friesthorpe from the following:


Maps

Online maps of Friesthorpe 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:

DistrictWest Lindsey
CountyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Postal districtLN3
Post TownLincoln

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