Langton by Horncastle, Lincolnshire Genealogy

England   Lincolnshire   Lincolnshire Parishes

Parish History
Langton by Horncastle St Margaret is an Ancient Parish is a 14th century church which has been restored in subsequent centuries, In 1890 the church was restored by W.Scorer.

There are several Langton parishes in the diocese of Lincoln; do not confuse with Langton by Spilsby, Lincolnshire Langton by Wragby, Lincolnshire

"LANGTON (St. Margaret), a parish, in the union of Horncastle, wapentake of South Gartree, parts of Lindsey, county of Lincoln, 1½ mile (W. by S.) from Horncastle; containing 177 inhabitants. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans."

Civil Registration
Langton by Horncastle was in the Horncastle sub-district of Horncastle registration district.

Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.

Church records
The digitisation of parish records for the county now offers images via the Lincs to the past website (July 2011). Use advanced search terms at Search Lincs to the past to search for available images for parish registers and other records for this parish with images. Advance search terms Langton by Horncastle Par 1 will identify available images.

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Census records
See Lincolnshire Census

Poor Law Unions
Horncastle Poor Law Union, Lincolnshire

Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Lincolnshire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

Maps and Gazetteers
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.


 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Reference
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