Barnetby le Wold
- In the August 2000 Journal of the LFHS there's a review of a book "All Things Forgotten ....Village Life in Barnetby in the 16th & 17th Centuries." The book was written by Neil R. WILKYN and students at the Barnetby W.E.A. 190 pages, A4 size, ISBN 09536-13003, £9.99 (plus £2.95 p.& p.), available from the author at 48 Railway Street, Barnetby-le-Wold, North Lincs. DN38 6DQ.
- The parish was in the Brigg sub-district of the Glanford Brigg Registration District.
- The Lincolnshire Archives have an 1821 census return (surnames only) for Barnetby.
- Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
Census
Year |
Piece No. |
| 1841 |
H.O. 107 / 627 |
| 1851 |
H.O. 107 / 2116 |
| 1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2399 |
- After the Norman Conquest, a church was built on the hillside just above the village, consecrated to St. Mary, and it consists of an aisleless nave and chancel. The south wall is Saxon.
- The font in St. Mary's church is said to date from the reign of King Stephen.
- The new church is dedicated to St Barnabas.
- There is a photograph of the Anglican parish church on the Wendy Parkinson Church Photos web site.
- Here are photos of the two churchs, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
- Parish registers exist from 1753, although entries in the IGI go back to 1561.
- The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Yarborough Deanery to make your search easier.
- There were also chapels for Wesleyan Methodists, built in 1879, and Primitive Methodists, built in 1855. The Independents also had a chapel here. For more on researching these chapel records, see our non-conformist religions page.
- 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 beginning in July, 1837.
Barnetby le Wold is a village and parish, due south of Barton upon Humber and due east of Scunthorpe, about ten miles from the Humberside International Airport. The parish covers about 2,580 acres and includes the hamlet of New Barnetby.
If you are planning a visit:
- The village is located just south of the intersection of the A15 and M180 Motorway.
- See our touring page for visitor services.
- The village used to hold market day every other Tuesday.
- The railway arrived in 1848, in the form of the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway. A line to Scunthorpe and Keadby Junction was added in 1866, increasing railway traffic through the village.
- In 1066, Barnetby was a royal manor, belonging to King Harold.
- After the Norman Conquest it was given by William the Conqueror to Earl Hugh, one of the more important barons in the country.
- The national grid reference is TA 0509.
- 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.
- Bernodebi in the Domesday Book of 1086, the name derives from the Scandanavian name Beornnoth and its location at the northern edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds.
A. D. Mills, "A Dictionary of English Place-Names," Oxford University Press, 1991.
- The parish was in the ancient Yarborough Wapentake in the Glanford district in the parts of Lindsey.
- In 1677, Michael EMERSON left the rent from 9 acres for apprenticing poor children.
- The Common Lands were enclosed here in 1770.
- After the Poor Law Act of 1834, this parish was part of the Glanford Brigg Poor Law Union.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
211 |
| 1831 |
532 |
| 1871 |
773 |
| 1901 |
1,144 |
| 1911 |
1,552 |
- A Public Elementary School was built here in 1862 (as a National School) and an infant's school added in 1876, followed by a girls' school in 1877. The buildings could house 300 students.
- For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
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[Last updated: 29-October-2007 - Louis R. Mills]
