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Wilsford, Lincolnshire

Historical Description

Wilsford, a parish in Lincolnshire, 1½ mile ESE of Ancaster station on the G.N.R., and 4½ miles SW by W of Sleaford. It includes part of Ancaster village, which has a post, money order, and telegraph office under Grantham. Acreage, 3007; population, 687. A Benedictine priory, a cell to Bee Abbey in Normandy, was founded here in the time of King Stephen, and went first to Bourn Abbey, next to the Brandons. The quarries here produce the fine freestone known as Aucaster stone. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln; gross value, £510. The church is a fine building in various styles of architecture, and has been well restored. There are a Primitive Methodist chapel and a good school.

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 parishWilsford St. Mary 
Poor Law unionSleaford 
WapentakeFlaxwell 

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 Wilsford:

BaptismsBannsMarriagesBurials
1669-19111755-18171669-18361669-1901

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 Wilsford from the following:


Maps

Online maps of Wilsford 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:


Villages, Hamlets, &c

Hanbeck
DistrictNorth Kesteven
CountyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Postal districtNG32
Post TownGrantham

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