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Killingholme, Lincolnshire

Historical Description

Killingholme, a parish, consisting of the two townships of North Killinghoime and South Killingholrne, in Lincolnshire. North Killinghoime lies 2½ miles NE of Ulceby station on the M.S.&L.R., 3 W of the Humber, and 9½ NW of Great Grimsby, and contains a small straggling village of its own name. Post town and money order and telegraph office,. Ulceby. Acreage, 2804; population, 206. The living is a vicarage, united with the vicarage of Habrough, in the diocese of Lincoln; net yearly value,, £275 with residence. Patron, the Earl of Yarborough. The church is a building of stone, some portions of which are of Norman date. Killinghoime manor is an ancient moated brick mansion of the Early Tudor period standing in its own grounds, in which there-are some very old yew trees. South Killinghoime lies 1 mile S, consists of a small village and township, extends to the Humber, where there are three lighthouses, and is 2 miles NE from Ulceby station. It has a post office under Ulceby; money order and telegraph office, Ulceby. Acreage, 2821; population, 544. There is a small haven on the shore. Brick and tile making are carried on. The manor belongs to the Earl of Yarborough, who is the chief landowner. There are Baptist, Primitive Methodist, and Wesleyan chapels.

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 parishKillingholme St. Denis 
Poor Law unionGlandford-Brigg 
WapentakeYarborough 

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 Killingholme:

BaptismsBannsMarriagesBurials
1564-18701764-17791564-18371564-1897

Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Killingholme from the following:


Newspapers and Periodicals

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