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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

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North Coates

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 St. Nicholas.
  
  
• The church was completely restored in 1865.
  
  
• The church seats 152.
  
  
• A photograph of the Anglican parish church is at the Wendy Parkinson English Church Photographs site.
  
  
• Here is a photo of the Church of St. Nicholas taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1660.
  
  
• We have started a parish register extract. Your additions to this are welcome.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several Marriage indexes and a Burial index for the Louthesk Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The Wesleyan Methodists built a chapel here in 1837. For information and assistance in 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 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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Description and Travel

North Coates is a village and a parish. The parish extends inland from the North Sea about 10 miles south of Grimsby and 11 miles north-east of Louth. The parish covers about 2,340 acres and includes the hamlet of Thoresby Bridge.

If you are planning a visit:

• See our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TA 3703.
  
  
• 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

• An army camp was opened at the North Coates Fitties in 1914.
  
  
• On 4 August, 1914, a BE2C landed here as the first recorded aircraft landing at the site.
  
  
• It became a military airfield in mid-1918, but closed in 1919. It was an important refueling stop for aircraft.
  
  
• The facility was reopened in 1927 as an armament practice camp.
  
  
• In February, 1940, the facility became RAF North Coates.
  
  
• It was closed and reopened a few times in the late 40s, but in October, 1963, it became a Bloodhound SAM site.
  
  
• There is a North Coates Strike Wing Memorial at nearby Cleethorpes.
  
  

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Names, Geographical

• The name North Coates often appears as "North Cotes" in official records.
  
  
• "Cotes" is an ancient word for cottages.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• This place was an ancient parish in Lincolnshire, but was created as a modern Civil Parish when those were establishd.
  
  
• 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 District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• After the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, this parish became part of the Louth Poor Law Union.
  
  
• Bastardy cases would be heard in the Grimsby petty sessional courts.
  
  

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Population

Year	Inhabitants
1801	154
1831	215
1841	225
1871	323
1881	266
1891	262
1901	257
1911	233

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Schools

• A mixed school was opened here in 1866 to hold 60 children.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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