Skidbrooke
- The parish was in the Saltfleet sub-district of the Louth Registration District.
- Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Botolph.
- The church seats 300.
- The Diocese of Lincoln declared this church redundant in November, 1973.
- There is a photograph of St. Botolph's Church on the Wendy Parkinson Church Photos web site.
- Here is a photograph of Saint Botolph Church taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
- In Saltfleet Haven, divine services were held in the public school.
- Here is a photograph of the Saltfleet Haven church taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1558.
- The Lincolnshire FHS has published several Marriage indexes and a Burial index for the Louthesk Deanery to make your search easier.
- The United Methodists had a small chapel here, built in 1870. 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 Saltfleet sub-district of the Louth Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
Skidbrooke is a village and parish near the North Sea, 9 miles from Louth, and 10 miles north of Alford. The parish covers over 2,400 acres and includes the hamlet of Saltfleet Haven on the North Sea coast.
Saltfleet Haven (sometimes just recorded as "Saltfleetby") was mentioned in the Domesday Book as a significant port. In the days of Edward I it was a considerable market town as well. If you are planning a visit:
- By automobile, take the A1031 between Mablethorpe and Grimsby. The village is about a mile north of the junction with the B1200 arterial road to Louth.
- See our touring page for visitor services.
- There was a Manor House here, name unknown. One of the windows is engraved with a lover's knot and a date of marriage.
- The national grid reference is TF 4392.
- 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.
- In the middle of the village there is a stone pump which is a memorial to Frederick Allen FRESHNEY of South Somercotes, who died here in May, 1906, from wounds received in the South African War.
- Bastardy cases would be heard in the Louth petty sessional district.
- After the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, this parish became part of the Louth Poor Law Union.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
298 |
| 1831 |
362 |
| 1871 |
417 |
| 1891 |
384 |
| 1911 |
325 |
- A Public Elementary School was built here in Saltfleet Haven in 1861 for up to 80 children.
- See our Schools page for more information on researching school records.
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[Last updated: 5-August-2008 - Louis R. Mills]
