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Hainton, Lincolnshire

Historical Description

Hainton, a parish in Lincolnshire, on the Wolds, 5 miles NE from Wragby, and 1½ mile NW from South Willingham station on the G.N.R. It has a post, money order, and tele-.graph office under Lincoln. Acreage, 2324; population, 297. The manor, with Hainton Hall-a large mansion standing In a park of 145 acres-and all the land, belongs to the Heneages, and has belonged to them since the time of Henry III. Roman coins have been found. The living is a vicarage, united with Sixhills, in the diocese of Lincoln; joint gross value, £226 with residence. The church includes some Saxon portions, is in good condition, consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with tower and lofty spire, and contains monuments of the Heneages. There is a Roman Catholic chapel, which was erected in 1836.

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 parishHainton St. Mary 
Poor Law unionLouth 
WapentakeWraggoe 

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 Hainton:

BaptismsBannsMarriagesBurials
1632-19111754-18111632-18371631-1812

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 Hainton from the following:


Maps

Online maps of Hainton 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:

DistrictEast Lindsey
CountyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Postal districtLN8
Post TownMarket Rasen

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