Kirmington

The Brigg Library is an excellent resource with a Local History section.

• 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:
   

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. 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 baptisms 1786-1965, several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Yarborough Deanery to make your search easier.
   
• There was a Wesleyan Methodist and a Primitive Methodist chapel in the village. Check our Non-Conformist Church Records page for additional resources.
   
• Ian S. has a photograph of the Former Wesleyan Chapell on Geo-graph. The photo was taken in March, 2017.
   
• 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.
   

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 southwest.
   
• By automobile, the village is just north of the A18 trunk road, 7 miles east of Brigg.
   
• See our touring page for visitor services.
   

• Geograph
• Flickr

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

• 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 September, 2012.
   
• The names associated with the Marrowbone in directories are:
   

Thomas Martin FRANKISH was born in Thoresby, LIN, circa 1821.

Ian S. has a photograph of the Marrowbone and Cleaver on Geo-graph, taken in March, 2017.

• See our Maps page for additional resources.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TA106112 (Lat/Lon: 53.58573, -0.330723), Kirmington 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.

• 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.
   
• Ian S. also has a photograph of the War Memorial on Geo-graph. The photo was taken in March, 2017.
   
• 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.
   
• During World War 2 some prisoners of war were held here in POW Camp 292.
   
• Julian P. GUFFOGG has a photograph of the Squadron 166 Memorial plaque on Geo-graph, taken in November, 2017.
   
• Ian S. has a photograph of the Squadron 166 Manna Food Drop memorial on Geo-graph, taken in March, 2017.
   
• 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.
   

There is a single Commonwealth War Grave in Kirmington Churchyard; N. K. HODSON, private, 11 Bn. Training Reserve, died 15 April 1917.

This was "Norman Kenneth HODSON," born Kirmington, LIN, son of Joseph Bennett HODSON and Emily HODSON. He was found in Kirmington in the 1901 census, age 2, and in 1911, same place, age 12. His birth was registered in the 4th qtr. or 1898 in Glanford Brigg RD.

• 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.
   

• Bastardy cases would be heard in the Brigg petty session hearings.
   
• After the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, this parish became part of the Glanford Brigg Poor Law Union.
   
• 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 May, 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 May, 2011.
   
• David WRIGHT has a photograph of the Kirmington Primary School next to the churchyard on Geo-graph, taken in October, 2005.