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Huttoft, Lincolnshire

Historical Description

Huttoft, a village and a parish in Lincolnshire. The village stands on an eminence amid surrounding marshes, 2 miles from the sea, and 3 S from Sutton-on-Sea station on the G.N.R.; commands extensive views over land and sea, and has a post office (R.S.O.); money order and telegraph office, Sutton-on-Sea. Its name was anciently spelled Hoi toft, Hotoft, Hottefte, and Huttorp, and has sometimes been written Hightoft. The parish comprises 3450 acres; population, 535. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln; net value, £149 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Lincoln. The church is Decorated English, with an Early English tower; contains a fine old font and several tablets, and was restored in 1869. There are Primitive Methodist and Wesleyan chapels. The place is noted for a breed of pure Lincoln long-wool rams. Huttoft Bank is a coastguard station 2½ miles E.

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 parishHuttoft St. Margaret 
HundredCalceworth 
Poor Law unionSpilsby 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Church Records

The Phillimore transcript of Marriages at Huttoft 1562-1837, Lincolnshire is available to browse online.

Findmypast, in conjunction with the Lincolnshire Archives, have the following parish records online for Huttoft:

BaptismsBannsMarriagesBurials
1562-18591770-17701562-19111563-1911

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 Huttoft from the following:


Maps

Online maps of Huttoft 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 districtLN13
Post TownAlford

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