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The ParishThe parish of Castle Bytham lies in southwestern Lincolnshire forming an extensive part of the border with neighbouring Rutland. Castle Bytham is located roughly 6 miles west of the market town of Bourne and sits a couple of miles west of the B1176 road which connects Stamford with Corby Glen. Castle Bytham is a mid-sized village built around a three-way crossroads and is dominated by the earthworks of the former castle which gives the village its name. Reputed to be a Roman site the castle was developed by the Normans as a naturally defensive site, the castle, in the hands of a local strong man the Earl of Albemarle, offended Edward III such that it was besieged and taken in 1340 by the king's forces. Today just substantial earthworks remain of the former motte and bailey. The village, itself sits upon ironstone and the honey-coloured stone gives a distinct umber tone to the village properties. Like most Lincolnshire villages Castle Bytham's economy would have been underpinned by arable farming and that is still the major land-use today. Modern developments did arrive when a branch line connecting Bourne with Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire was built but this has since closed and little remains other than a short stretch of footpath to the village's southwest. Castle Bytham is drained by the Glen Brook, soon joining the West Glen River and merging into the River Glen, the latter crosses Fenland to join the Welland north of Spalding and thence to the North Sea through The Wash. Castle Bytham is sited at around 70 metres above the sea in undulating countryside, local heights top out at close to 100 metres. Castle Bytham parish was one of the larger in this county of small parishes, covering almost 7,800 acres it would have supported a population of close to 850 parishioners. In Domesday times Castle Bytham was held by one Drogo de la Beauvriere and was a substantial holding offering 13 ploughs as well as extensive woodland and meadows. |
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Register No | Covering Dates | Deposited With | Register Style | Quality Standard | Comments |
1 | 27th October 1755 - 2nd March 1813 | Lincolnshire Archives - Reference - CASTLE BYTHAM PAR/1/4 | Standard preprinted and self-numbered combined Banns & Marriage register with 4 entries per page | Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood of misreads | None |
2 | 28th September 1813 - 29th June 1837 | Lincolnshire Archives - Reference - CASTLE BYTHAM PAR/1/7 | Standard Rose style preprinted and prenumbered Marriage register | Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood of misreads | None |
North
Witham St Mary
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North
Witham St Mary
Creeton St Peter |
Creeton
St Peter
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North
Witham St Mary
Thistleton St Nicholas, Rutland |
Creeton
St Peter
Little Bytham St Medard |
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Stretton
St Nicholas, Rutland
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Careby
St Stephen
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