In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described East Halton like this:
HALTON (EAST), a village and a parish in GlanfordBrigg district, Lincoln. The village stands about a mile from the Humber, 3 miles E of Thornton Abbey r. station, and 7 ESE of Barton-on-Humber; is a long, irregularly built place; and has a post office under Ulceby. The parish extends to Halton Skitter creek; and comprises 3, 920 acres of land and 1, 570 of water. ...
Real property, £4, 685. Pop., 727. Houses, 161. The property is much subdivided The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £161.* Patron, the Earl of Yarborough. The church is ancient but good, and has a tower. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists.
East Halton through time
East Halton is now part of North Lincolnshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Lincolnshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about East Halton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of East Halton in North Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12506
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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