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Winceby, Lincolnshire

Historical Description

Winceby, a parish in Lincolnshire, 5½ miles ESE of Horncastle station on the G.N.R. Post town, Horncastle. Acreage, 853; population, 61. A battle was fought here in the Civil Wars of Charles I. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln; net value, £183. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is an edifice of stone in the Early English style.

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 parishWinceby St. Margaret 
HundredHill 
Poor Law unionHorncastle 

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 Winceby:

BaptismsBannsMarriagesBurials
1579-1911 1579-19091579-1911

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 Winceby from the following:


Maps

Online maps of Winceby 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 districtLN9
Post TownHorncastle

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