POPULATION OF MOULTON PARISH
1801 1,228  1831 1,850  1871 2,272  1881 2,247  1891 2,088  1911 2,206

MOULTON VILLAGE 

The people of Moulton are rightly proud of their village that has been described as 
one of the most beautiful in south Lincolnshire. The village green with its old trees 
lies near to the Church tower immediately to the west. Opposite the Church stands the 
16th century Grammar School. A little towards the southern end of the green stands 
Boyfield with a porch with fluted Doric columns dated 1805. Mulberry House stands 
opposite. This house has a wing to the front and a Venetian window that has Gothic 
glazing bars. The windmill now sail-less stands to the rear, the windmill is now under
restoration. Nearly a mile from the Church on a by-road going northeast stands the 
Elloe Stone. Its inscription cannot now be read due to the passage of time but the 
stone itself probably dates before the Conquest. The court of the Wapentake would 
meet here. 

The name Moulton is from the Old English Mul+tun, which could mean either "Place 
where mules are kept" or "Mula's Village". In the 1086 Domesday book, the village is 
given as Multune.

On 9 December 1765, a sudden and unexpected high tide inundated the salt marsh on the 
north end of the parish and drowned 2,092 sheep and 13 horses, plus 7 beasts; and on 
10 November 1810, a breach in the seawall caused considerable damage and some loss of 
life.

ALL SAINTS CHURCH

The Jewel of the village, however, is the Church, which stands like a sentry watching 
and guarding over this lovely scene. The lovely Church, dedicated to All Saints, was 
founded in 1180 and has been admired over the centuries on account of its graceful 
proportions. The Nave is the oldest part and has been described as an avenue of 
stone. Above the Nave arches is the original clerestory but because of the windows 
inserted in the 15th century, the continuity of the rich external arcading has been 
broken. It is possible that the buttressed pillars on either side of the rear nave 
supported the first tower. The north and south doorways are 13th century and the 
aisles and their much restored windows were added a century later. The present tower 
and spire were built in the 14th century. Note the charming windows and the richly 
canopied niches. The many buttresses soar to the ribbed and crocheted spire that 
stands 165 feet high. Arthur Mee comments that many spires are higher but few more 
beautiful. The Tower has six bells, the earliest was cast in 1558 the year of the 
accession of Elizabeth I, the latest is dated 1911, the Coronation of George V and is 
in memory of Edward VII.    

The Church is notable for its three fonts. All that remains of the first font was 
brought back into the Church after having served as a pump trough on the village 
green for many centuries. The Adam and Eve font of 1719 was executed by Tydd at a 
cost of £7 3s 0d. It is after the style of the font by Grinling Gibbons that is in 
St. James Church, Piccadilly. It was put back in its original position in 1975. The 
other font was introduced to the Church in 1888.

Anglican parish registers exist from 1558 for baptisms and marriages, 1560 for 
burials.