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Glentham, Lincolnshire

Historical Description

Glentham, a village and a parish in Lincolnshire. The village stands near the river Anchoime, 8 miles WNW of Market Kasen station on the M.S. & L.R., and has a post and money order office under Market Rasen; telegraph office, Market Rasen. The parish contains also part of the hamlet of Bishop Bridge, and part of the hamlet of Spital-in-the-Street. Acreage, 2811; population, 369. The living is a vicarage, annexed to that of Nonnanby-by-Spital; joint gross yearly value, £413. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln. The church, a building of stone in the Gothic style, consists of nave, chancel, and aisles, with an embattled tower, and was repaired in 1855. There are Wes-leyan and Primitive Methodist chapels.

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 parishGlentham St. Peter 
Poor Law unionCaistor 
WapentakeAslacoe 

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 Glentham:

BaptismsBannsMarriagesBurials
1690-1911 1690-19111690-1911

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 Glentham from the following:


Maps

Online maps of Glentham 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

Bishop Bridge
DistrictWest Lindsey
CountyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Postal districtLN8
Post TownMarket Rasen

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