Eastoft
Note: Eastoft is NOT an ancient parish of Lincolnshire. It was formed in 1855.
- There is evidence of a Chapel of Ease and a burial ground adjacent to Eastoft Hall, but all physical traces have since vanished.
- The Anglican Church is dedicated to St. Bartholomew and it stands in Yorkshire. The church was built in 1855 and the parish registers date from that year. Earlier events are recorded in either Crowle parish records or in Adlingfleet.
- Here is a photo of St. Bartholomew's Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
- Check the Isle of Axholme Deanery to see what LFHS marriage indexes exist.
- A Primitive Wesleyan chapel was put up in 1860 and a Church Institute in 1805. For information and assistance in researching these chapels, see our non-conformist religions page.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the Crowle sub-district in the Thorne Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
Eastoft is a parish in the Isle of Axholme in the far northwest corner of Lincolnshire.
Eastoft parish sits east of the old river Don about three miles northeast of Crowle and 9 miles southeast of Goole. The parish of Luddington lies to the east.
The west side of the main street in Eastoft village is in Yorkshire. The east side is in Lincolnshire. If you are planning a visit:
- The village is perhaps best reached off of the A161 trunk road which runs west of the village.
- Visit our touring page for more sources.
- In 1912, Eastoft Hall (Yorkshire) was the residence of William COULMAN, J.P. and Eastoft Hall (Lincolnkshire) was the residence of William HALKON.
- The national grid reference is SE 8016.
- 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.
- Prior to 25 Sept. 1855, this parish was only a township in Crowle parish. On 25 Sept. 1855, the parish was formed out of parts of the parishes of Adlingfleet (in Yorkshire) and Crowle (in Lincolnshire). Technically, the parish is only partly in the Isle of Axholme.
- The parish was in the ancient Manley Wapentake in the West Lindsey district and parts of Lindsey. Parts of the parish were in the East Division of the West Riding of Yorkshire. In fact, Eastoft, Yorkshire, and Eastoft, Lincolnshire, are separate civil parishes, although they are combined ecclesiastically. The church and the school stand in Yorkshire.
- By 1911, the roads here were under the control of the Crowle Urban District Council.
- In the 1972 government redistricting, this parish became part of the Boothferry District, which is now in the County of Humberside (formerly Lindsey, Lincolnshire).
- For today's district governance, the Lincolnshire portion is served by the North Lincolnshire Council.
- After the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, both portions of the parish became part of the Thorne Poor Law Union.
Yorkshire and Lincolnshire tallies are combined.
Population tallies prior to 1855 are for the township, not the parish.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
128 |
| 1831 |
224 |
| 1841 |
282 |
| 1871 |
691 |
| 1911 |
529 |
| 2001 |
378 |
- A Public Elementary School was built in the Yorkshire portion in 1850.
- For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
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[Last updated: 30-April-2012 - Louis R. Mills]
