Waithe (Waythe)

Description and Travel

Waithe (or Waythe) is a small parish and village on the road between Louth and Grimsby. Tetney parish is to the north-east and Grainsby parish to the south. The parish covers only about 750 acres.

The Tetney rivulet runs near the village. If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, take the A16 trunk road south out of Grimsby for about 6 miles.
  
  
• See our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Census

• The parish was in the Tetney sub-district of the Louth Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  
  
• The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Martin.
  
  
• The church dates from early Norman times. It was entirely rebuilt in 1869.
  
  
• The church seats about 100 people.
  
  
• The church was declared redundant by the Diocese of Lincoln in July, 2002.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Martin's Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1698.
  
  
• We have started a parish register extract. Your additions to this are welcome.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a 1641/2 Protestation Return for the Haverstoe Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• Some 1900 Lincolnshire Directories show the parish in the rural deanery of South Grantham.
  
  
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Tetney sub-district of the Louth Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TA 2800.
  
  
• 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 Records

For a photograph of the Waithe Roll of Honour and the names on it, see the Roll of Honour site.

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Names, Geographical

• The name is often listed as Waythe.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• This place was an ancient parish in county Lincoln and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
  
  
• The parish was in the ancient Bradley Haverstoe Wapentake in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• For today's district governance, see the East Lindsey Govt. Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• After the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act reforms, the parish became part of the Louth Poorlaw Union.
  
  

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Population

Year	Inhabitants
1801	41
1831	31
1841	49
1871	58
1881	60
1891	55
1901	61
1911	67

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Schools

• The children of Waithe attended school in North Thoresby.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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