Place:Lincoln St. Mary le Wigford, Lincolnshire, England

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NameLincoln St. Mary le Wigford
Alt namesLincoln St. Mary le Wigford with Holmes Commonsource: name after 1888
TypeCivil parish
Located inLincolnshire, England     ( - 1907)
See alsoLincoln Registration District, Lincolnshire, England1837-1907
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, Englandcity to which civil registration was transferred

The civil parish of the church St. Mary le Wigford was abolished 1 April 1907 to become a part of the parish of the City of Lincoln.

Street address for the churchHigh Street, next to the railway station on St. Mary's Street
Registers exist from1563
Merged with Holmes Common in 1888
Closed Still in use
CemeteryCanwick Road Cemetery has served nine parishes since 1856. (Source: GENUKI)
Article in Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mary_le_Wigford
Article in GENUKIhttp://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/Lincoln/lincoln_church_hist.html

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English Jurisdictions 1851, a website produced by FamilySearch, provides a map of the various civil and ecclesiastical parishes of Lincoln. Simply enter "Lincoln" in the search box on the entry page and expand the area covered by the map by clicking "-" in the bottom right hand corner of the map. Choose "Civil Registration District" or "Hundred" to get a broad picture of the city of Lincoln.