Kirmington
Kirmington is a village and a parish 7 miles north of Caistor and 12 miles west of Grimsby. The parish sits in a vale of the Wold Hills and covers just over 1,900 acres.
If you are planning a visit:
- The village and parish are just outside of the Humberside International Airport, which sits to the south-west.
- By automobile, the village is just north of the A18 trunk road, 7 miles east of Brigg.
- See our touring page for visitor services.
- The parish was in the Brigg sub-district of the Glanford Brigg Registration District.
- We have a handful of 1901 census surnames in a text file. Your additions are welcome.
- Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
Census
Year |
Piece No. |
| 1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2399 |
| 1871 |
R.G. 10 / 3430 |
| 1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2626 |
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Helen. "Helena" would be the Latin version of the name.
- The church tower dates to the twelfth century.
- The rectory house was built in 1846.
- The church was restored in 1859.
- The church is a Grade II listed building with British Heritage.
- The church seats 220.
- David WRIGHT has a photograph of St. Helen's on Geo-graph. The photo was taken in 2009.
- Here is a photo of Saint Helen's Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1698.
- We have a handful of entries in our parish register extract. Your additions to this are welcome.
- The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Yarborough Deanery to make your search easier.
- There was a Wesleyan Methodist chapel in the village prior to 1842.
- There was a Primitive Methodist chapel in the village after 1842. Check our Non-Conformist Church Records page for additional resources.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the Brigg sub-district of the Glanford Brigg Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
- J. THOMAS provides us with a photograph of the Beer garden for those warm afternoons at the Marrowbone and Cleaner Pub. The photo was taken in 2012.
- The names associated with the Marrowbone in directories are:
| Year |
Person |
| 1842 |
-- not listed -- |
| 1872 |
Martin FRANKISH, shopkeeper |
| 1882 |
Thomas Martin FRANKISH, shopkeeper |
| 1900 |
James BRAITHWAITEL |
| 1913 |
James BRAITHWAITE |
| 1930 |
Mrs. Rose WARD |
Thomas Martin FRANKISH was born in Thoresby, LIN, circa 1821.
- The national grid reference is TA 1011.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- The Portland stone War Memorial was raised in 1921 in memory of the men of the parish who fell in World War I.
- David WRIGHT has a photograph of the War Memorial in the churchyard on Geo-graph. The photo was taken in 2009.
- RAF Kirmington started construction in 1941 and was opened as an airfield in October, 1942 as a maritime bomber base.
- The airfield closed in 1945.
- The local council started considering a regional airport in 1960 and purchased the airfield in 1969. The new airport began operations in 1974 from the newly christened "Humberside International Airport".
- Paul GLAZZARD has a photograph of the RAF Memorial on Geo-graph. The photo was taken in 2008.
- The name often appears as "Kermington" in older records.
- This place was an ancient parish in Lincoln county and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established..
- The parish was in the East division of the ancient Yarborough Wapentake in the Glanford (or North Lindsey) district in the parts of Lindsey.
- Croxton and Kirmington have a joint Parish Council which you may contact regarding civic or political issues. They are NOT staffed to do family history searches for you.
- For today's district governance, see the North Lincolnshire Council website.
- After the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, this parish became part of the Glanford Brigg Poor Law Union.
- Bastardy cases would be heard in the Brigg petty session hearings.
- In 1888, the Earl of Yarborough had almshouses built for four local poor parishners.
- Jonathan THACKER provides a photograph of the Almshouses on Geo-graph. The photo was taken in 2011.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
203 |
| 1831 |
310 |
| 1841 |
367 |
| 1871 |
419 |
| 1891 |
427 |
| 1911 |
377 |
- In 1882, a Church of England School was built to hold 150 children from Kirmington and Croxton parishes.
- See our Schools page for more information on researching school records.
- Jonathan THACKER provides a photograph of the school on Geo-graph. The photo was taken in 2011.
Last updated on 25-January-2013
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