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Greetham, Lincolnshire

Historical Description

Greetham, a village and a parish in Lincolnshire, 3j½ miles ENE from Horncastle town and station on the G.N.R. Post town and½ money order and telegraph office, Horncastle. Acreage, 1280; population, 131. The land lies comparatively high, and commands extensive views. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln; gross value, £211 with residence, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln. The church is a small plain building of stone.

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 parishGreetham All Saints 
HundredHill 
Poor Law unionHorncastle 

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 Greetham:

BaptismsBannsMarriagesBurials
1655-19111826-18261670-18361659-1911

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 Greetham from the following:


Maps

Online maps of Greetham 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:


Parochial History

On Aug. 8, 1901, the ecclesiastical parishes of Greetham and Ashby Puerorum were united by Order in Council.

DistrictEast Lindsey
CountyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Postal districtLN9
Post TownHorncastle

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