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Martin, Lincolnshire

Historical Description

Martin, a parish in Lincolnshire, on the Horncastle Canal, 2½ miles SW by S of Horncastle station on the G.N.R. Post town and money order and telegraph office, Horncastle. Acreage, 844; population of the civil parish, 117; of the ecclesiastical, with Thornton, 211. The manor belongs to the Gilliat family. The living is a rectory, consolidated with the vicarage of Thornton, in the diocese of Lincoln; net value, £204 with residence. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield and the Gilliat family alternately. The church is a slated edifice of stone in the Norman and Early English styles, consisting of nave and chancel. Scott the commentator began his ministry here.

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 parishMartin St. Michael 
Poor Law unionHorncastle 
WapentakeGartree 

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 Martin By Horncastle:

BaptismsBannsMarriagesBurials
1561-1812 1562-18351561-1812

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 Martin from the following:


Maps

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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 districtLN9
Post TownHorncastle

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