Lincoln Jewish Community

Lincoln, Lincolnshire

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City of Lincoln

The historic city of Lincoln (population about 85,000), on the river Witham, is the county town and one of the districts of the county of Lincolnshire, in the English Eastern Midlands.

The Lincoln Jewish Community

There was important medieval Jewish community in Lincoln. In modern times a small orthodox community existed in the mid-twentieth century and, in recent years, progressive and egalitarian congregations were formed.

Jewish Congregations

The following are the Jewish congregations that exist or existed in Lincoln in modern times:

* An active congregation.

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The records in this database associated with Lincoln include:

1851 Anglo Jewry Database (updated 2016)
- Individuals in the 1851 Anglo Jewry Database who were living in Lincoln during the 1810s (3 records); 1820s (2 records), 1830s (3 records), 1840s (4 records), 1850s (13 records), 1860s (3 records), 1870s (2 records) and 1910s (1 record).

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Lincoln Jewish Heritage Sites

Jews' Court, 2-3 Steep Hill, Lincoln LN2 1LS (circa. 1170) - a Grade I Listed Building, listed on 8 October 1953 (number 1388769). Click here for listing and description on Historic England website.
Jews' House, 15 The Strait, 1 Steep Hill, Lincoln LN2 1JD (circa. 1170) - a Grade I Listed Building, listed on 8 October 1953 (number 1388810). Click here for listing and description on Historic England website.
46-47 Steep Hill, i Christ Hospital Terrace (Aaron the Jew's House), Lincoln LN2 1LU (ca. 1170) - a Grade I Listed Building, listed on 8 October 1953 (most recent amendment 20 December 1999) (number 1388795). Click here for listing and description on Historic England website.

Community Records

Registration District (for BMD): Lincolnshire (since 1 February 2003)
- Previous Registration District:
  Lincoln (from 1 July 1837 to 1 February 2003).
- Any registers would now be held by current register office, which is situated in Lincoln.
- Link to Register Office website

Lincoln Jewish Cemeteries Information

There is no Jewish cemetery in Lincoln.

Jewish Congregations in Lincolnshire

Jewish Communities of England home page

Page created: 24 October 2005
Latest revision or update: 7 August 2019

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