Waithe
| Waithe | ||
|---|---|---|
Shire county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | Grimsby | |
| Postcode district | DN36 | |
| Police | Lincolnshire | |
| Fire | Lincolnshire | |
| Ambulance | East Midlands | |
| UK Parliament | ||
Waithe (or Waythe) is a hamlet and
History
The name 'Waithe' comes from the Old English wæd meaning 'ford'.[1]
In the
The village is the site of a
Waithe is recorded in the 1872
In 1885 Kelly's Directory reported that agricultural production in the still 780-acre parish was chiefly wheat, oats, turnips and barley, farmed under a four-field system.[5]
Landmarks
Waithe Grade I listed redundant church is dedicated to St Martin.[6] The church was rebuilt in 1861 by James Fowler of Louth, leaving only the Early English nave arcades and tower as elements of an earlier Saxon cruciform church.[7][8] The church was repaired and conserved in 2005.[9]
Other listed structures include Grade II Waithe Water Mill, dating from 1813.[10]
References
- ^ "Key to English Place-names".
- ^ Waithe in the Domesday Book. Retrieved January 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "Waithe (892597)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 13 August 2011.
- ^ White, William (1872), Whites Directory of Lincolnshire, p.246
- ^ Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull 1885, p. 698
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Martin (1359965)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
- ^ Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 330; Methuen & Co. Ltd
- ISBN 0-300-09620-8
- ^ St Martin's Church, waithechurch.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2011
- ^ Historic England. "Waithe Water Mill (1147753)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
External links
Media related to Waithe at Wikimedia Commons- "Waithe (Waythe)", Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2011
- "Waithe Lincolnshire", Visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2011
