Hatcliffe

The Grimsby Library is an excellent resource with both a Local History section and a Family History section.

• Brian CHESTER has provided a Monument Inscription lookup feature at his website for Hatcliffe St. Mary. You must select the cemetery by the related church.

• The parish was in the Grimsby sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
   
• In an 1890 district reorganisation, this parish was allocated to the Grimsby sub-district of the new Grimsby 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:

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Mary.
   
• St. Mary's Church dates back as early as the 13th century and was built in the Norman and Perpendicular styles.
   
• The church was restored in 1861-2.
   
• The church was restored again in 1924-28.
   
• The church seats 100 people.
   
• A photograph of St. Mary's Church is at the Wendy PARKINSON English Church Photographs site.
   
• Richard CROFT has a photograph of St. Mary's Church on Geo-graph, taken in May, 2006.
   
• Here are two photos of St. Mary's Church, taken by (and copyright of) Ron COLE.

• The Anglican parish church register dates from 1696.
   
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a 1641/2 Protestation Return for the Haverstoe Deanery to make your search easier.
   
• In early 1900 Directories, the parish is listed as in the East Walshcroft rural deanery.
   
• The Wesleyan Methodists had a chapel here, erected in 1837 with room for 80 sittings.
   
• For information and assistance in researching these chapels, see our non-conformist religions page.
   
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.

• The parish was in the Grimsby sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
   
• In 1890, the parish was allocated to the Grimsby sub-district of the new Grimsby Registration District.
   
• Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.

This village and parish lie in the Wolds of Lincolnshire, about 6 miles east of Caistor and 9 miles south-west of Grimsby. The parish covers about 1,400 acres.

The Waithe Beck passes through the village. If you are planning a visit:

• Check the Carlberry Co. for their Dent Coaches of North Kelsey bus or coach schedule.
   
• Consider a stay at the Old Farm House, Low Road, Hatcliffe, DN37 0SH, Lincs., tele: 01472 824-455.
   
• Take a Walking Tour of the countryside.
   
• See our touring page for visitor services.

• Geograph
• Flickr

• Ask for a calculation of the distance from Hatcliffe to another place.

• See our Maps page for additional resources.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TA213007 (Lat/Lon: 53.489037, -0.173238), Hatcliffe which are provided by:

• OpenStreetMap
• Google Maps
• StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
• Bing (was Multimap)
• Old Maps Online
• National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
• Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
• English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
• Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
• GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)

• All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
• Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
• Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.

There is a "Stone of Remembrance" in the churchyard, dedicated in June, 2003, for the Lancaster Bomber JB596 from 100 Sqadron that crashed in Hatcliffe parish in 1943. The following names are listed:

1. Srgt. Bamford, John, RAFVR
2. Srgt. Heaton, Bernard, RAFVR
3. Noyes, L.
4. Phillips, B.
5. Flt. Officer, Proudfoot, Robert Laval, RAFVR
6. Taylor, F. H.
7. Srgt. Viggers, Sidney David, RAFVR

The webpage author does not know if any are from Hatcliffe.

• This place was an ancient parish in Lincoln County and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
   
• The parish was in the ancient Bradley Haverstoe Wapentake in the Central Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
   
• The residents of this parish have elected to forgo a formal Parish Council and instead they discuss civic and political issues at periodic Parish Meetings. Stop by the Village Hall and ask for a schedule for the next meeting.
   
• In early 1900 Directories, the parish is listed as in the North Lindsey division of the county.
   
• District governance is provided by the North-East Lincolnshire Council.

• Bastardy cases would be heard in the Grimsby petty session hearings.
   
• After the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, this parish became part of the Caistor Poor Law Union.
   
• In an 1890 district reorganisation, this parish was assigned to the new Grimsby Poor Law Union.

Year	Inhabitants
1801	88
1831	96
1841	139
1851	147
1871	181
1881	171
1891	180
1911	151

• A Public Elementary School was built by the Wesleyans in 1855 to hold up to 80 children.
   
• See our Schools page for more information on researching school records.