Place:Lincoln St. Benedict, Lincolnshire, England

NameLincoln St. Benedict
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 was abolished 1 April 1907 to become a part of the parish of Lincoln.

Originally a Saxon building, by replaced by the Normans with a stone building.

Street addressHigh Street
Registers exist from1645
Merged withSt. Peter at Arches (1851)
Closednot in use by 1873
CemeteryCanwick Road Cemetery has served nine parishes since 1856. (Source: GENUKI)
Article in Wikipedia none
Article in GENUKIhttp://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/Lincoln/lincoln_church_hist.html

Research Tips

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.