Horncastle Registration District

HORNCASTLE REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Lincolnshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.2.2003 (added to Lincolnshire registration district).
Sub-districts : Horncastle; Horncastle North; Horncastle South; Tattershall; Tetford; Wragby.
GRO volumes : XIV (1837–51); 7a (1852–1946); 3B (1946–74); 7 (1974–92).
District number : 215b (1841–46); 429 (1847–69); 422 (1870–80); 421 (1881–1908); 419 (1909–46); 114 (1946–74); 617 (1974–2003).

Table 1A: List of Places in Horncastle Registration District (1837–1974)

All the areas in Horncastle registration district became part of the county of Parts of Lindsey on 1.4.1889.

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Asgarby	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (d).
Asgarby	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Ashby Puerorum	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1936 and added to the parish of Somersby.
Ashby Puerorum	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1936	Abolished 1.4.1936 and added to the parish of Somersby.
Asterby	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Asterby	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Bag Enderby	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1936 and added to the parish of Somersby.
Bag Enderby	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1936	Abolished 1.4.1936 and added to the parish of Somersby.
Baumber	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Baumber	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Belchford	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Belchford	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Benniworth	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Benniworth	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Bucknall	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Bucknall	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Cawkwell	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Cawkwell	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Claxby Pluckacre	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Claxby Pluckacre	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Coningsby	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	See Table 2, notes (a), (f), (g) and (h).
Coningsby	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974	See Table 2, notes (a), (f), (g) and (h).
Dalderby	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1936 and added to the parish of Roughton. See also Table 2, note (a).
Dalderby	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1936
East Barkwith	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
East Barkwith	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Edlington	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Edlington	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Fulletby	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Fulletby	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Gautby	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Gautby	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Goulceby	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Goulceby	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Great Sturton	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Great Sturton	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Greetham	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Greetham	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Hagworthingham	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Hagworthingham	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Haltham	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Haltham	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Hameringham	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Hameringham	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Hatton	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Hatton	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Haven Bank	Lincolnshire	1837	1884	Abolished 25.3.1884 and divided between the parishes of Wildmore and Coningsby.
Hemingby	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Hemingby	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
High Toynton	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
High Toynton	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Horncastle	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Horncastle	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Horsington	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Horsington	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Kirkby on Bain	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Kirkby on Bain	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Kirkstead	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (a).
Kirkstead	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Langriville	Lincolnshire	1904	1904	That part which until 1.4.1904 formed part of the parish of Coningsby. See also Table 2, note (h).
Langton	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Langton	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Langton by Wragby	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Langton by Wragby	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Low Toynton	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Low Toynton	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Lusby	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (e).
Lusby	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Mareham-le-Fen	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Mareham-le-Fen	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Mareham on the Hill	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Mareham on the Hill	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Market Stainton	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Market Stainton	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Martin	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1936 and added to the parish of Martin. See also Table 2, note (a).
Martin	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1936
Miningsby	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (d).
Miningsby	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Minting	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Minting	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Moorby	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Moorby	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Panton	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Panton	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Ranby	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Ranby	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Revesby	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).
Revesby	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).
Roughton	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Roughton	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Salmonby	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Salmonby	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Scamblesby	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Scamblesby	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Scrafield	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1936 and added to the parish of Mareham on the Hill.
Scrafield	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1936
Scrivelsby	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (a).
Scrivelsby	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Somersby	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Somersby	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Sotby	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Sotby	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Stixwould	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Stixwould	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Tattershall	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Tattershall	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Tattershall Thorpe	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Tattershall Thorpe	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Tetford	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Tetford	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Thimbleby	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Thimbleby	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Thornton	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Thornton	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Tumby	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Tumby	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Tupholme	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Tupholme	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Waddingworth	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Waddingworth	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
West Ashby	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
West Ashby	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
West Barkwith	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
West Barkwith	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
West Torrington	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
West Torrington	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Wildmore	Lincolnshire	1881	1889	Created 3.6.1881 out of the parishes of High Toynton, Horncastle, Low Toynton, Mareham on the Hill, Moorby, Thimbleby, West Ashby and Wood Enderby, with detached parts of the parishes of Bolingbroke, Coningsby, Haltham, Roughton, Tattershall, Thornton-le-Fen, Toynton All Saints and Wilksby. See also Table 2, notes (b), (c) and (i).
Wildmore	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Wilksby	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1936 and added to the parish of Wood Enderby.
Wilksby	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1936	Abolished 1.4.1936 and added to the parish of Wood Enderby.
Winceby	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Winceby	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Wispington	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Wispington	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Wood Enderby	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Wood Enderby	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974
Woodhall	Lincolnshire	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (a).
Woodhall	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Woodhall Spa	Parts of Lindsey	1894	1974	Created 29.9.1894 out of the parishes of Woodhall, Martin and Roughton.
Wragby	Lincolnshire	1837	1889
Wragby	Parts of Lindsey	1889	1974

Table 1B: List of Places in Horncastle Registration District (1974–2003)

All the areas in Horncastle registration district became part of the county of Lincolnshire on 1.4.1974.

Civil Parish (* or Unparished Area)	County	From	To	Comments
Asgarby	Lincolnshire	1974	1987	Abolished 1.4.1987 and added to the parish of Lusby with Winceby.
Asterby	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Baumber	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Belchford	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Benniworth	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Bucknall	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Cawkwell	Lincolnshire	1974	1987	Abolished 1.4.1987 and added to the parish of Scrambleby.
Claxby Pluckacre	Lincolnshire	1974	1987	Abolished 1.4.1987 and added to the parish of Claxby with Moorby.
Claxby with Moorby	Lincolnshire	1987	2003	Created 1.4.1987 from the parishes of Claxby Pluckacre and Moorby. See also Table 2, note (j).
Coningsby	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
East Barkwith	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Edlington	Lincolnshire	1974	1987	Abolished 1.4.1987 and added to the parish of Edlington with Wispington.
Edlington with Wispington	Lincolnshire	1987	2003	Created 1.4.1987 from the parishes of Edlington and Wispington. See also Table 2, note (j).
Fulletby	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Gautby	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Goulceby	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Great Sturton	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Greetham	Lincolnshire	1974	1987	Abolished 1.4.1987 and added to the parish of Greetham with Somersby.
Greetham with Somersby	Lincolnshire	1987	2003	Created 1.4.1987 from the parishes of Greetham and Somersby. See also Table 2, note (j).
Hagworthingham	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Haltham	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Hameringham	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Hatton	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Hemingby	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
High Toynton	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Horncastle	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Horsington	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Kirkby on Bain	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Kirkstead	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Langton	Lincolnshire	1974	1987	Abolished 1.4.1987 and added to the parish of Woodhall Spa.
Langton by Wragby	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Low Toynton	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Lusby	Lincolnshire	1974	1987	Abolished 1.4.1987 and added to the parish of Lusby with Winceby.
Lusby with Winceby	Lincolnshire	1987	2003	Created 1.4.1987 from the parishes of Asgarby, Lusby and Winceby. See also Table 2, note (j).
Mareham-le-Fen	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Mareham on the Hill	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Market Stainton	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Miningsby	Lincolnshire	1974	1987	Abolished 1.4.1987 and added to the parish of Revesby.
Minting	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Moorby	Lincolnshire	1974	1987	Abolished 1.4.1987 and added to the parish of Claxby with Moorby.
Panton	Lincolnshire	1974	1987	Abolished 1.4.1987 and divided between the parishes of East Barkwith and Wragby.
Ranby	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Revesby	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Roughton	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Salmonby	Lincolnshire	1974	1987	Abolished 1.4.1987 and added to the parish of Tetford.
Scamblesby	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Scrivelsby	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Somersby	Lincolnshire	1974	1987	Abolished 1.4.1987 and added to the parish of Greetham with Somersby.
Sotby	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Stixwould	Lincolnshire	1974	1987	Abolished 1.4.1987 and added to the parish of Stixwould & Woodhall.
Stixwould & Woodhall	Lincolnshire	1987	2003	Created 1.4.1987 from the parishes of Stixwould and Woodhall. See also Table 2, note (j).
Tattershall	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Tattershall Thorpe	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Tetford	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Thimbleby	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Thornton	Lincolnshire	1974	1987	Abolished 1.4.1987 and added to the parish of Roughton.
Tumby	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Tupholme	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Waddingworth	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
West Ashby	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
West Barkwith	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
West Torrington	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Wildmore	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Winceby	Lincolnshire	1974	1987	Abolished 1.4.1987 and added to the parish of Lusby with Winceby.
Wispington	Lincolnshire	1974	1987	Abolished 1.4.1987 and added to the parish of Edlington with Wispington.
Wood Enderby	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Woodhall	Lincolnshire	1974	1987	Abolished 1.4.1987 and added to the parish of Stixwould & Woodhall.
Woodhall Spa	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).
Wragby	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	See Table 2, note (j).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Horncastle Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
25.3.1881	(a)	Lost parts of the parishes of Coningsby, Dalderby, Kirkstead, Martin, Revesby, Scrivelsby and Woodhall (which became parts of the parishes of Langriville, Leake and Thornton-le-Fen on 25.3.1881) to Boston registration district.	177 in 1881
	(b)	Gained part of the parish of Wildmore (which until 25.3.1881 formed a detached part of the parish of Thornton-le-Fen) from Boston registration district.	10 in 1881
	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Wildmore (which until 25.3.1881 formed detached parts of the parishes of Bolingbroke and Toynton All Saints) from Spilsby registration district.	39 in 1881
25.3.1882	(d)	Lost detached parts of the parishes of Asgarby, Minigsby and Revesby (which became parts of the parish of Carrington on 25.3.1882) to Boston registration district.	306 in 1881
25.3.1882	(e)	Lost part of the parish of Lusby (which was added to the parish of Stickford on 25.3.1882) to Spilsby registration district.	26 in 1881
25.3.1884	(f)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Coningsby (which was added to the parish of Dogdyke on 25.3.1884) to Boston registration district.	25 in 1891
25.3.1884	(g)	Gained part of the parish of Coningsby (which until 25.3.1884 formed a detached part of the parish of Dogdyke) from Boston registration district.	14 in 1891
1.6.1904	(h)	Lost the part in the parish of Langriville (which until 1.4.1904 formed part of the parish of Coningsby) to Boston registration district.	20 in 1901
1.1.1936	(i)	Gained part of the parish of Wildmore (which until 1.4.1935 formed part of the parish of Copping Syke) from Boston registration district.	28 in 1931
1.2.2003 (abolished)	(j)	Lost the parishes of Asterby, Baumber, Belchford, Benniworth, Bucknall, Claxby with Moorby, Coningsby, East Barkwith, Edlington with Wispington, Fulletby, Gautby, Goulceby, Great Sturton, Greetham with Somersby, Hagworthingham, Haltham, Hameringham, Hatton, Hemingby, High Toynton, Horncastle, Horsington, Kirkby on Bain, Langton, Langton by Wragby, Low Toynton, Lusby, Mareham-le-Fen, Mareham on the Hill, Market Stainton, Minting, Ranby, Revesby, Roughton, Scamblesby, Scrivelsby, Sotby, Stixwould & Woodhall, Tattershall, Tattershall Thorpe, Tetford, Thimbleby, Tumby, Tupholme, Waddingworth, West Ashby, West Barkwith, West Torrington, Wildmore, Wood Enderby, Woodhall Spa and Wragby, to Lincolnshire registration district.	n/a

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