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Halton Holegate, Lincolnshire

Historical Description

Halton Holegate, a village and a parish in Lincolnshire. The village stands on the river Steeping, 1 mile ESE from Spilsby, with a station on the Spilsby branch of the G.N.R. It has a post office under Spilsby; money order and telegraph office, SpUsby. The parish comprises 2106 acres; population, 427. The manor belongs to the Vessey family. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln; net value, £196 with residence. The church is Later English, with Early Norman parts, consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with a large tower, and contains an ancient font and, on an altar tomb, the effigies of a crusader. The church was thoroughly restored in 1893-94. There is a Wesleyan chapel, and a small charity.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountyLincolnshire 
Ecclesiastical parishHalton-Holegate St. Andrew 
Poor Law unionSpilsby 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Church Records

Findmypast, in conjunction with the Lincolnshire Archives, have the following parish records online for Halton Holegate:

BaptismsBannsMarriagesBurials
1566-18691757-17801566-18371566-1911

Civil Registration

For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Halton Holegate from the following:


Maps

Online maps of Halton Holegate are available from a number of sites:


Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Lincolnshire papers online:

DistrictEast Lindsey
CountyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Postal districtPE23
Post TownSpilsby

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