West Halton Explained

Country:England
Static Image:The parish church of St.Etheldreda.JPG
Static Image Width:240px
Static Image Caption:The parish church of St Etheldreda, West Halton
Coordinates:53.6778°N -0.6312°W
Official Name:West Halton
Civil Parish:West Halton and Coleby
Population:340
Population Ref:(2011 Census)
Lieutenancy England:Lincolnshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Post Town:SCUNTHORPE
Postcode District:DN15
Postcode Area:DN
Dial Code:01724
Os Grid Reference:SE905210
London Distance Mi:155
London Direction:S

West Halton is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 2.5miles north-west from Winterton,[1] approximately 7miles north from Scunthorpe, and 2miles south from the Humber Estuary. The parish contains part of Coleby, a hamlet south of the village.

In the 2001 Census the parish had a population of 331,[2] increasing slightly to 340 at the 2011 census.[3]

The settlement at West Halton has existed since at least the Anglo Saxon period when it was traditionally thought to have been founded as a monastery or minster by St Æthelthryth. Excavations by the University of Sheffield confirmed the presence of a 7th-century settlement.[4] West Halton is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book as "Haltone". The name has been translated as "farmstead in a nook or corner of land".[5]

West Halton has a central village green.[6] There is a public house, the Butchers Arms, and a village hall which has served as a part-time post office since the village post office closed.[7] There are no shops in the village. The church is dedicated to St Etheldreda; it was built in 1695 as a replacement for an earlier building destroyed by fire in 1692.

A public transport bus service is provided by Hornsby Travel, subsidised by North Lincolnshire Council. The now closed West Halton railway station was situated near the village. It was built in 1906 by the North Lindsey Light Railway.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: West Halton Lincolnshire through time: Local history overview for the place . . University of Portsmouth & others . 1 February 2009.
  2. Web site: 2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: West Halton CP (Parish) . Neighbourhood Statistics . . 1 February 2009.
  3. Web site: Civil parish population 2011. 26 April 2016. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics.
  4. Web site: Bronze Age bowl barrow, Anglo-Saxon settlement and medieval manorial settlement. Heritage Gateway. 16 October 2020.
  5. Web site: West Halton Local History Pack . North Lincolnshire Council . 1 March 2015.
  6. Web site: Map of West Halton . North Lincolnshire Council . 1 February 2009.
  7. Web site: [ftp://ftp.royalmail.com/Downloads/public/ctf/po/Proposed_Area_Plan_for_E_Yorks.pdf Network Change Programme: Area Plan Proposal for East Yorkshire with Bassetlaw and North Lincolnshire ]. . 1 February 2009.