West Halton, Lincolnshire
Historical Description
Halton, West, a village, a township, and a parish in Lincolnshire. The village stands in a vale near the Hnmber, 2½ miles NW from Winterton, and about 7 NW from the Apple-by and Frodingham stations on the M.S. & L.R. There is a post and money order office under Doncaster; telegraph office, Whitton. Acreage of Halton West, 1979; population, 235. The manor belongs to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln; net yearly value, £320 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Norwich. The church was built in 1695, is in the Pointed style, and consists of nave and chancel, with a tower. There are a Primitive Methodist chapel and some small charities.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
| Ancient County | Lincolnshire | |
| Ecclesiastical parish | West Halton St. Ethelreda | |
| Poor Law union | Glandford-Brigg | |
| Wapentake | Manley |
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 West Halton:
| Baptisms | Banns | Marriages | Burials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1711-1897 | 1754-1811 | 1711-1911 | 1711-1911 |
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 West Halton from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Halton, West (St. Ethelreda))
Maps
Online maps of West Halton are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- OpenStreetMap.
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Lincolnshire papers online: