East Halton in Lincolnshire ~ Church & Village History
East Halton in Lincolnshire ~ Church & Village History
A village with a long and interesting past situated very near the River Humber
Sat near the Humber and roughly between Goxhill and Killingholme East Halton is only a small village with some 600 inhabitants, only up a 100 or so in the last 100 years.
What it lacks in size it makes up for in historical importance with a past including Roman occupation right up to playing an important role in the Second World War.
Roman pottery has been found in reasonable quantities and there’s still earthwork evidence for a medieval moated site with fish ponds.
The village is set apart primarily by recent history though and the part it played in our defence during WWII, including one site I’ve already documented coastal defence and bomb decoy sites are also in the vicinity.
St Peter’s church, in it’s current form, goes back to the 13th century and there’s still remnants of the Norman build extant.
It sits on the site of Lobingham a Deserted Medieval Village listed in the 1086 Domesday Book as Lobingeham.
East Halton itself is also listed - as Haltune and probably under Ivo Tailbois.
The church is of Early English design and got a rebuild in 1868 by James Fowler who was presumably responsible for the piece of stone, presumably from a ‘coffin lid’ of one type or another, with the incised cross upon it, pictured left, which can now be seen in the wall.
Pevsner makes special mention of the carved bench ends and Mee makes reference to a ‘battered bowl of a Norman font’ in the churchyard - would be interesting to know if that is still there ?
St. Peter’s Church East Halton
There’s plenty more to the story of this ancient village so if you know anything at all of interest then please do leave a comment.
Many thanks in advance
Rod
chris keyworth said,
October 6, 2010 @ 7:48 pm
the moated site at grid TA 1420 1880 centered, is known as Bass Garth or Baysgarth…
there is also another moated site at Grid TA 1400 2010 centered, called manor farm…
regards
chris
Nick said,
March 15, 2012 @ 11:44 pm
Had a look inside the church today. Although the more interesting history can be seen outside. There’s a fantastic medieval ladder in the tower. Made up of two massive tree trunks and leading up to the belfry.
I wouldn’t like to be a window cleaner and lug it about lol
Gloria Scott said,
May 15, 2012 @ 9:32 pm
Does anyone out there have any information on the old Mill which was at Mill House, Church End East Halton sometime around 1800 to 1900
Thank you Gloria
Chris Keyworth said,
May 15, 2012 @ 11:08 pm
Hi Gloria
ive just had a scan through my books and cant find anything, There is nothing mentiond in the Domesday Book 1086, with regards to a mill at Lobingham or East Halton, but that isnt to say there was not a later mill on the site, i will keep looking an post anything that turns up..
Regards
Chris