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Witham on the Hill, Lincolnshire

Historical Description

Witham-on-the-Hill, a township and a parish in Lincolnshire. The township lies 3 miles from Essendine station on the G.N.R., and 4 SW of Bourn. It has a post office under Bourn; money order and telegraph office, Little Bytham. Acreage, 2167; population, 226. The parish includes Manthorpe, Toft, and Lound hamlets, and comprises 4577 acres; population, 456. Witham Hall is the chief residence. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln; net value, £200 with residence. The church is a building of stone, has a tower and spire, and has been restored. There are a Wesleyan chapel, an endowed school, and charities.

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 parishWitham-On-The-Hill St. Andrew 
Poor Law unionBourne 
WapentakeBeltisloe 

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 Witham On The Hill:

BaptismsBannsMarriagesBurials
1670-19111755-17671670-19111670-1893

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 Witham on the Hill from the following:


Maps

Online maps of Witham on the Hill 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

Lound
Toft
DistrictSouth Kesteven
CountyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Postal districtPE10
Post TownBourne

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