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Habrough or Haburgh, Lincolnshire

Historical Description

Habrough or Haburgh, a village and a parish in Lincolnshire. The village occupies the site of a Roman settlement, adjacent to the M.S. & L.R., 8 miles WNW from Great Grimsby, is irregularly built, and has a station on the railway. The parish comprises 1622 acres; population, 343. It has a post office under Ulceby; money order and telegraph office, Ulceby. The manor belongs to the Earl of Yarborough, D.L., J.P. The living is a vicarage, annexed to the vicarage of Rillingholrne, in the diocese of Lincoln; joint net value, £276 with residence. Patron, the Earl of Yarborough. The church, rebuilt in 1869, is a building of stone in a modern Gothic style. There are Wesleyan 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 parishHabrough St. Margaret 
Poor Law unionCaistor 
WapentakeYarborough 

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 Habrough:

BaptismsBannsMarriagesBurials
1538-19111754-17841538-18361538-1911

Civil Registration

For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.


Directories & Gazetteers

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Maps

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Newspapers and Periodicals

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