Waithe (Waythe)
- The parish was in the Tetney sub-district of the Louth Registration District.
- Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
Census
Year |
Piece No. |
| 1851 |
H.O. 107 / 2112 |
| 1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2387 |
| 1871 |
R.G. 10 / 3410 |
| 1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2611 |
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Martin.
- The church dates from early Norman times. It was entirely rebuilt in 1869.
- The church seats 100 people.
- The church was declared redundant by the Diocese of Lincoln in July, 2002.
- David HITCHBORNE has a photograph of St. Martin's Church on Geo-graph, taken in June, 2004.
- Richard CROFT has a photograph of the church interior of this beautiful little church on Geo-graph, taken in February, 2008.
- Here is a photo of St. Martin's Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1698.
- We have started a parish register extract. Your additions to this are welcome.
- The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a 1641/2 Protestation Return for the Haverstoe Deanery to make your search easier.
- Some 1900 Lincolnshire Directories show the parish in the rural deanery of South Grantham.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the Tetney sub-district of the Louth Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
Waithe (or Waythe) is a small parish and village on the road between Louth and Grimsby. Tetney parish is to the north-east and Grainsby parish to the south. The parish covers only about 750 acres.
The Tetney rivulet runs near the village. If you are planning a visit:
- By automobile, take the A16 trunk road south out of Grimsby for about 6 miles.
- See our touring page for visitor services.
- The national grid reference is TA 2800.
- 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.
For a photograph of the Waithe Roll of Honour and the names on it, see the Roll of Honour site.
- The name is often listed as Waythe.
- This place was an ancient parish in county Lincoln and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
- The parish was in the ancient Bradley Haverstoe Wapentake in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
- The parish is part of the "North Thoresby, Grainsby and Waithe Parish Council".
- For today's district governance, see the East Lindsey Distrcit Council.
- After the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act reforms, the parish became part of the Louth Poorlaw Union.
- Bastardy cases would be heard in the Grimsby petty session hearings every other Thursday.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
41 |
| 1831 |
31 |
| 1841 |
49 |
| 1871 |
58 |
| 1881 |
60 |
| 1891 |
55 |
| 1901 |
61 |
| 1911 |
67 |
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