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Discover
East Halton - North Lincolnshire |
East
Halton is
a long irregularly built village, which
extends to Halton Skitter, 1 mile away,
on the River Humber.
The Village has a number
of interesting buildings including Church
of Saint Peter, Wesleyan and Primitive
Methodist chapels and the Oddfellows Hall.
The stunning Thornton
Abbey is only a couple of miles away.
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The
Location -
1
mile from the River Humber, 2 east from
Thornton Abbey and 7 east-by-south from
Barton,
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The
Place-name & its Origins |
The
Doomsday Book (1086) referred to
the village as "Haltune".
Other names - for the village
include Esthalton, Haltone
The name - can be translated
to 'farmstead or village in a nook or corner
of land'.
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Here
is a Wesleyan chapel, built in
1889, at the cost of £918, and with
230 sittings, a Primitive Methodist
chapel, erected in 1878, and an
Oddfellows' Hall, built in 1878.
John Stevenson esq. who is lord of the manor,
the Earl of Yarborough P.C., J. Hewitson
esq. Mrs Francis Riggall and Messrs. John
George Crowther and Charles Dishman are
the principal landowners.
....[Entry
From Kelly's Trade Directory for 1900]
The
living is a vicarage, with that
of Killingholme annexed (in 1896), joint
net yearly value about £200, with
150 acres of glebe here, in the gift of
the Earl of Yarborough, and held since 1892
by the Rev. George William Julius Jacoby.
..... [Entry
From Kelly's Trade Directory for 1900]
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Population Through
The Years |
Year
- Population
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Year
- Population |
1801
- 350
1811 - 478
1821 - 468
1831 - 515
1841 - 627
1851 - 675
1861 - 727
1871 - 673
1881 - 647
1891 - 505
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1901
- 493
1911 - 567
1921 - 662
1931 - 628
1941 - N/A
1951 - 573
1961 - 664
1971 - 566
1981 - 705
1991 - 617
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The
church of St. Peter is an ancient edifice
of stone, in the Early English style, consisting
of chancel, nave and aisles, south porch
and a low western tower containing 3 bells:
there are three small stained windows at
the east end: the church was completely
restored in 1869 and has 280 sittings. The
register dates from the year 1574. ....[entry
from Kelly's Trade Directory for 1900]
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Black
Bull Inn, The
Townside
East Halton
Immingham
North Lincolnshire
DN40 3NL
Tel:
01469 540207
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