Winteringham
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Winteringham is a village in North Lincolnshire
and on the south bank of the Humber Estuary, population 989 (census 2001).
The Romans
had a settlement here probably called Ad Abum . The Roman road Ermine Street
from London and Lincoln to the south crossed the Humber here by way of a ferry or ford to Brough
, and from there continued to York. The pre-Roman ridge way also resumed here, called Yarlesgate, or Earlsgate, on its route south and south-west towards the Midlands and Southwest England.
The village, and its neighbour Winterton
to the south, were possibly named after the first King of Lindsey
- Wintra - though there are several other theories. By the time of Domesday it was a prosperous place with three mills, a fishery and a ferry.
In the nineteenth century there were two maltkilns, a mill, boatyard, brewery, brickyards, and by 1907, the North Lindsey Light Railway
. Henry Kirke White
, the Nottingham poet to whom are attributed the words of the hymn
"Oft in danger Oft in woe", was educated at the Rectory in 1804-5.
Winteringham Fields restaurant is situated near the centre of the village. Also near the centre of the village there are two public houses, The Bay Horse at West End and The Ferry Boat Inn in High Burgage. On High Burgage is a corner shop and a post office. Down Low Burgage is the local chapel, and this road eventually leads to the Winteringham Haven. Up Market Hill (coming off High Burgage) and on to School Road is the local primary school (Winteringham Primary School).
North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire is a unitary authority area in the region of Yorkshire and the Humber in England. For ceremonial purposes it is part of Lincolnshire....
and on the south bank of the Humber Estuary, population 989 (census 2001).
The Romans
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
had a settlement here probably called Ad Abum . The Roman road Ermine Street
Ermine Street
Ermine Street is the name of a major Roman road in England that ran from London to Lincoln and York . The Old English name was 'Earninga Straete' , named after a tribe called the Earningas, who inhabited a district later known as Armingford Hundred, around Arrington, Cambridgeshire and Royston,...
from London and Lincoln to the south crossed the Humber here by way of a ferry or ford to Brough
Brough, East Riding of Yorkshire
Brough , or Brough-on-Humber, is a small town in the civil parish of Elloughton-cum-Brough in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The town has a population of around 7,000.-Location:...
, and from there continued to York. The pre-Roman ridge way also resumed here, called Yarlesgate, or Earlsgate, on its route south and south-west towards the Midlands and Southwest England.
The village, and its neighbour Winterton
Winterton, Lincolnshire
Winterton is a small town in North Lincolnshire, England, north-east of Scunthorpe. Taking into account the five years since the last UK census, the population currently stands at approximately 4,700 people. Major north-south/east-west streets of Winterton are Market Street and Northlands Road...
to the south, were possibly named after the first King of Lindsey
Kingdom of Lindsey
Lindsey or Linnuis is the name of a petty Anglo-Saxon kingdom, absorbed into Northumbria in the 7th century.It lay between the Humber and the Wash, forming its inland boundaries from the course of the Witham and Trent rivers , and the Foss Dyke between...
- Wintra - though there are several other theories. By the time of Domesday it was a prosperous place with three mills, a fishery and a ferry.
In the nineteenth century there were two maltkilns, a mill, boatyard, brewery, brickyards, and by 1907, the North Lindsey Light Railway
North Lindsey Light Railway
The North Lindsey Light Railway was a light railway in North Lincolnshire. It was later absorbed by the Great Central Railway and later, on grouping, it passed to the London and North Eastern Railway...
. Henry Kirke White
Henry Kirke White
Henry Kirke White was an English poet, who died at a young age.White was born in Nottingham, the son of a butcher, a trade for which he was himself intended. However, he was greatly attracted to book-learning...
, the Nottingham poet to whom are attributed the words of the hymn
Hymn
A hymn is a type of song, usually religious, specifically written for the purpose of praise, adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification...
"Oft in danger Oft in woe", was educated at the Rectory in 1804-5.
Winteringham Fields restaurant is situated near the centre of the village. Also near the centre of the village there are two public houses, The Bay Horse at West End and The Ferry Boat Inn in High Burgage. On High Burgage is a corner shop and a post office. Down Low Burgage is the local chapel, and this road eventually leads to the Winteringham Haven. Up Market Hill (coming off High Burgage) and on to School Road is the local primary school (Winteringham Primary School).
External links
- http://www.winteringham.info/index.htmlThe history and genealogy of Winteringham