Halton Holegate

Halton Holegate
Halton Holegate
	Church of St Andrew, Halton Holegate
	Halton Holegate Location within Lincolnshire
Population	475 (2011)
OS grid reference	TF417654
• London	115 mi (185 km) S
District	East Lindsey;
Shire county	Lincolnshire;
Region	East Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SPILSBY
Postcode district	PE23
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Louth and Horncastle;
	List of places UK England Lincolnshire 53°10′03″N 0°07′09″E / 53.167585°N 0.119295°E

Halton Holegate is a small village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 1 mile (1.6 km) east from Spilsby.

History

The village Anglican church is Grade II* listed and dedicated to St Andrew.^[2] Originating from the 14th century with later additions, it is chiefly Perpendicular in style, except for the tower and the east end which were rebuilt in 1866 by James Fowler.^[3]

1977 Vulcan crash

Avro Vulcan 'XM600' crashed at 3.50pm on 17 January 1977, from RAF Waddington 101 Sqn^[4] Five aircrew parachuted, who were taken to the Pilgrim Hospital in Boston, then to RAF Hospital Nocton Hall. Lindsey Fire Brigade attended from Skegness, Alford, Horncastle.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Pilot - 30 year old Robert Aspinall
Co-pilot - 27 year old Neil Ryder of Welton, Lincolnshire
Navigator - 26 year old John Critchley of Lincoln
Navigator - 45 year old John Clark of Lincoln
Air Electronics Officer - 45 year old Vernon Prior of Waddington

Geography

The village also has a public house.

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches south west to East Kirkby with a total population taken at the 2011 census of 2,495.^[8]

References

^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 19 August 2015.
^ Historic England. "Church of St Andrew (1359727)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Harris, John; The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire p. 265; Penguin (1964); revised by Nicholas Antram in 1989, Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09620-8
^ 1977 Vulcan crash
^ Grimsby Evening Telegraph Tuesday 18 January 1977, page 1
^ Lincolnshire Echo Tuesday 18 January 1977, page 1
^ Times Tuesday January 18 1977, page 5
^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 19 August 2015.

External links

Media related to Halton Holegate at Wikimedia Commons
Halton Holegate St Andrews Church website
Historic Halton Holegate Village book This Book, created in 1905 by Rev C. P. Disbrowe whilst Rector at Halton Holegate from 1900 – 1915, has been reproduced in both a digitised and reprinted format as can be seen at the link, was made as part of a project at St Andrews Church, Halton Holegate, supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

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[1] "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 19 August 2015.

[2] Historic England. "Church of St Andrew (1359727)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 August 2011.

[Pevsner-3] Pevsner, Nikolaus; Harris, John; The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire p. 265; Penguin (1964); revised by Nicholas Antram in 1989, Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09620-8

[4] 1977 Vulcan crash

[5] Grimsby Evening Telegraph Tuesday 18 January 1977, page 1

[6] Lincolnshire Echo Tuesday 18 January 1977, page 1

[7] Times Tuesday January 18 1977, page 5

[8] "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 19 August 2015.

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