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Waltham, Lincolnshire

Waltham is a village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire, England. It is 4 miles (6 km) south of Grimsby close to the suburb of Scartho and to the smaller villages of Brigsley, Barnoldby-le-Beck, and Holton le Clay. Less than 2 miles (3 km) to the east-north-east is the village of New Waltham. In 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, and artifacts show earlier Roman occupation.[citation needed] The Waltham name is of Saxon origin: Walt refers to woodland or an area of high forest and Ham to either an estate or a village. Saxons may have 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".[citation needed]

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

Governance

Waltham is part of the Brigg and Immingham parliamentary constituency.

Waltham Ward is part of North East Lincolnshire Council, and covers the villages of Waltham, Brigsley and Ashby-cum-Fenby.[4] It is one of the safest Conservative wards on the council and has been represented by Conservative councillors since the ward's creation in 2003.[5]

Current elected councillors:

  • Cllr Nick Pettigrew [6]
  • Cllr Philip Jackson [7]

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,[8] but was blown down several times. It was last re-built in 1873.[9]

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,[10] 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.[citation needed] A museum at the Waltham Windmill houses a section dedicated to RAF Grimsby.[citation needed]

There was once a Waltham railway station (actually in New Waltham) on the East Lincolnshire Railway line (now closed) between Grimsby and Louth.[11]

Notable people

  • Joanne Clifton, professional dancer on BBC TV's Strictly Come Dancing, and her brother and fellow pro Kevin Clifton
  • Paul Moorby O.B.E., (b. 1964) was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire on 29 December 2018 for services to promoting the UK Technology Sector Abroad [12][13]

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, ref. rntf2rgh".
  4. ^ "Waltham ward - North East Lincolnshire Council".
  5. ^ "Data" (PDF). www.electionscentre.co.uk. 2015.
  6. ^ "Cllr Pettigrew, Nick (Conservative) - North East Lincolnshire Council".
  7. ^ "Cllr Jackson, Philip (Conservative) - North East Lincolnshire Council".
  8. ^ " Waltham local history and village churches", homepage.ntlworld.com/bazzer3. Retrieved 13 August 2011
  9. ^ "A Little History", walthamwindmill.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2011
  10. ^ "Bits of info for you", homepage.ntlworld.com/bazzer3. Retrieved 13 August 2011
  11. ^ British Railways Atlas 1947, p. 17
  12. ^ "Paul MOORBY | Order of the British Empire | the Gazette".
  13. ^ "Yorkshire & Humber - Business news, local news, expert opinion - Business Live".