Barton on Humber (Barton upon Humber)

Cemeteries

• Barton Cemetery covers about 8.5 acres and is on Barrow Road. It was consecrated in 1867 and had two mortuary chapels. The cemetery was under the control of a Burial Board and, later, the Urban District Council.
  
  

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Census

• The parish was in the Barton 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:
  
  

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Church History

• This section is now a separate web page having over 5MB of photographs. Click on Church History.
  
  

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Church Records

• We have a handful of marriage entries in our St. Mary parish register extract file. Your additions are welcome.
  
  
• The Family History Centre has: St. Peter, marriages 1837-1967, burials 1813-1930, on film. There are a few dates skipped.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Yarborough Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• This parish has, at times, been in the Wraggoe rural deanery of the Stow Archdeaconry.
  
  
• The Baptists built a chapel here as early as 1663. The Wesleyan Methodists built one in 1840 and rebuilt it in 1863. There was a Primitive Methodist chapel, also, which was built in 1867. A Congrgational chapel was built in 1816. For information on researching these chapels, see our non-conformist religions page.
  
  
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Barton 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.
  
  

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Description and Travel

Barton is both a village, a town and a parish on the south edge of the River Humber, sitting 165 miles north of London, 10 miles northeast of Brigg and 20 miles northwest of Grimsby. Hull lies 6 miles northeast across the River Humber.

If you are planning a visit:

• Take a Virtual Walk first at Barton's homepage.
  
  
• By automobile, take the A15 trunk road north out of Barnetby le Wold or south out of Hessel in Yorkshire.
  
  
• Visit our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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History

• Barton was an ancient market town. Market day was Monday.
  
  
• A hiring for servants was held on the Wednesday before May Day.
  
  
• Barton had a coastguard station prior to 1882 through at least 1912.
  
  
• The parish used to extract 35,000 tons of chalkstone annually.
  
  
• The parish also contained a clay suitable for firing to create tiles and local pottery.
  
  
• A Temperence Hall was built in 1843.
  
  
• Barton was the terminus of a railway branch from New Holland.
  
  
• A Police Station was built in 1847.
  
  
• The Corn Exchange was built in 1851.
  
  
• The Oddfellows' Hall was built in Queen Street in 1866.
  
  
• A Literary Institute was formed in 1868, but was not housed in a building until 1874.
  
  

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Manors

• Bardney Hall is the Manor House.
  
  
• Baysgarth Park was formerly the seat of the NELTHORPE family.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TA 0221.
  
  
• 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.
  
  

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Military History

• I Company of the 1st Lincoln Rifle Volunteers was established in 1859. They practiced shooting on the banks of the Humber River and had their drill hall in the old Corn Exchange building. Walter AUSTIN was the Captain in 1882; H. W. Meggitt was the Lieut.; Wm. MERSOM was the drill instructor.
  
  
• In 1900, I Company of the 1st Volunteer Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, still had a drill hall in the Market Place. Captain Harold STEPHENSON, commanding; Lieut. A. R. DOVE; Color-Sergt. John BANKS was the drill instructor.
  
  
• In 1912, E Company of the 5th Territorial Force Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, had a drill hall on Butts Road. Captain H. G. WILSON, commanding; Color-Sergt. Arthur Edward GOODLEY was the drill instructor.
  
  

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Names, Geographical

• In the 1086 Domesday book, the village is given as Bereton.
  
  
• Locals pronounce the name as Bartun on Umber.
  
  

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Newspapers

• The principal newspaper serving the town was the Hull and Lincolnshire Times, published on Saturdays.
  
  
• The Barton Times, published on Fridays in Grimsby appears to have ceased publication before World War One.
  
  
• See our Newspapers web page for more on local newspapers.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• On 25 March, 1887, the two parishes of St. Mary and St. Peter were amalgamated and to be known as Barton-upon-Humber.
  
  
• The parish was in the North Division of the ancient Yarborough Wapentake in the Glanford district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• The Town Houses belonged to the poor since time immemorial. They were located at the Ferry.
  
  
• The parish had a number of small charities which contributed to supporting the parish poor.
  
  
• In 1669, Thomas HOLLAND left an almshouse for four poor widows.
  
  
• In 1679, John TRIPP bequeathed some lands here and directed that the proceeds be distributed yearly as blue clothing among poor men and women. (A so-called "Blue Coat" charity.)
  
  
• In 1701, Christopher BENTON left Chantry House in Barton as an almshouse for the poor, but it was converted into a workhouse in 1749. In 1878 it was sold and the profits applied toward various parish charities.
  
  
• In 1729, Mrs. Magdalene GEORGE bequeathed some lands here and directed that the proceeds be distributed yearly as grey cloth among poor men and women.
  
  
• The enclosure of the Common Lands took place here in 1803.
  
  
• In 1830, Mrs. ALICE INGLE left the interest on £300 which was distributed monthly as bread.
  
  
• After the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, this parish became part of the Glanford Brigg Poor Law Union.
  
  
• In 1861, J. Gilby UPPLEBY, of Leeds, left £200 for distribution amongst the poor householders.
  
  

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Population

Where only one figure is given, it is for the entire civil parish.

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Schools

• A National School (for boys, girls and infants) was built in 1844-45 in Queen Street and enlarged in 1879.
  
  
• The Green School (for boys) was formerly the Grammar School.
  
  
• The Infants School was built near the church in 1895-6.
  
  
• The Wesleyan School, on Maltby Lane, was built in 1866.
  
  
• The Catholic School was built in 1878 in Fleetgate.
  
  
• St. Chad's School, on Waterside Road, opened in 1905.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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