Waltham, Lincolnshire

Waltham

Waltham Village
Waltham
Waltham shown within Lincolnshire
Population 6,413 (2011)
OS grid reference TA259038
• London 140 mi (230 km) S
Civil parish
  • Waltham
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town GRIMSBY
Postcode district DN37
Police Humberside
Fire Humberside
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament

Waltham is a village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire, England. It is geographically 4 miles (6.4 km) south-west from Grimsby and is close to the villages of Scartho, Brigsley, Barnoldby-le-Beck, and Bradley. Less than 2 miles (3.2 km) to the north-east is the village of New Waltham. According to the 2001 Census, Waltham had a population of 6,420,[1] reducing slightly to 6,413 at the 2011 Census.[2]

History

All Saints, Waltham

There was a substantial Saxon settlement on the site of the first village although artifacts show earlier Roman occupation. The Waltham name is of Saxon origin, Walt referring to woodland or an area of high forest and Ham to either an estate or a village. It is possible that Saxons changed the name from the Old English 'Wealdhant' which had the same meaning; the first part Ald, prefixed by We, meant "settlement", and Hant a "wooded estate".

Elizabeth Shaw, a centenarian who lived to age 117, was born 22 April 1683 at Waltham. A life portrait of her by R. Sheardown was published in 1800.[3]

Government

New Waltham is part of the Cleethorpes parliamentary constituency, and has been represented by Martin Vickers of the Conservative Party since 2010.

Waltham Ward is part of North East Lincolnshire Council, and covers the villages of Waltham, Brigsley and Ashby-cum-Fenby. It is one of the safest Conservative wards on the council.

Current elected councillors:

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches south to Ashby cum Fenby with a total population taken at the 2011 census of 7,017.[4]

Landmarks

Waltham Mill

Waltham's landmarks include Waltham Windmill, which is used as the symbol for the village's Infant and Junior schools. The windmill was originally built in 1666,[5] but was blown down several times. It was last re-built in 1873.[6]

The village has three public houses, The Kings Head, the Tilted Barrel and the Tea Gardens. A branch of the Royal British Legion is also based in Waltham.

There is a cenotaph where a remembrance service is held each Remembrance Sunday.

Nearby is the former Second World War bomber airfield RAF Grimsby,[7] which was originally Grimsby Municipal Airport. After the start of the Second World War the airport was re-constructed by the Air Ministry and became home to 142 Squadron, and later to 100 and 550 Squadrons, before closing in 1945. A museum at the Waltham Windmill houses a section dedicated to RAF Grimsby.

There was once a Waltham railway station (actually in New Waltham) on the East Lincolnshire Railway line (now closed) between Grimsby and Louth.[8]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : North East Lincolnshire Retrieved 18 September 2009
  2. ↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Wellcome Library, London, no. 1814i
  4. ↑ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  5. ↑ " Waltham local history and village churches", homepage.ntlworld.com/bazzer3. Retrieved 13 August 2011
  6. ↑ "A Little History", walthamwindmill.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2011
  7. ↑ "Bits of info for you", homepage.ntlworld.com/bazzer3. Retrieved 13 August 2011
  8. ↑ British Railways Atlas 1947, p. 17
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