Barnoldby le Beck is a village and
civil parish
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in
North East Lincolnshire
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,
England
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, It is situated just east of the
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and is close to the village of
Waltham and the town of
Grimsby
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.
Etymology
The name Barnoldby le Beck has origins in the
Norse settlement of
North East Lincolnshire
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. The affix ''by'' means a farm or settlement and is preceded by the modern phrasing of the personal name ''Bjǫrnulfr''. While ''le beck'' reflects the
Scandinavian word ''bekkr'' which means ''stream''.
History
In the ''
Domesday Book
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'', Barnoldby le Beck was a large village with 9 smallholders, 26 freeman, 12 ploughlands and a meadow of 200 acres. In 1066, the lord was
Ralph the Staller
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He is said to have been born in Norfolk of high born Breton and English par ...
, a constable of
Edward the Confessor
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Edward was the son of Æth ...
, and in 1086, the lord and tenant in chief was
Alan Rufus
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.
Early land holders in the
Middle Ages
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included the Abbot of Grimsby, John Yarborough and
Geoffrey le Scrope
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Life
He was the son of Sir William le Scrope, who was bailiff to the earl of Richmond in R ...
.
Following the
Enclosure
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of common lands in 1769 there were 12 landholders, including the Dashwood, Hewson and Bonsor families.
In 1820, the population of the village was 230,
232 in 1831,
and in 1851 it was 269.
In 1855, the lord of the manor was B. Auningson and Miss Eleanor Tupling was the landlady of the ''Ship'' inn.
Church of St Helen's
The earliest surviving parts of the church date to the 13th century with later additions over the next 200 years. Renovations took place in 1839 and, by
Ewan Christian
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, in 1892. In 1901–2, the porch and tower were rebuilt. A font bowl in the south aisle, dates to the 11th or 12th century.
Following the
English Civil War
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, Anthony Harewood, the
Royalist
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rector of the church of St. Helen's was replaced by a
Puritan
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minister at the direction of the
Earl of Manchester
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.
The appointment of the new minister divided the village's inhabitants and some became early
Quakers
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following a visit by a missionary for
George Fox
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.
In 1855, the living of the rectory was in the gift of the Chapter of Southwell Collegiate church and worth £200. The incumbent at that time was Rev. H. M. Beecher. The village also had Primitive Methodist and Wesleyan chapels.
Community
The population of the parish in the 2011
Census
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was 346 residents.
The village
public house
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is th
Ship Inn situated on Main Road.
Notable people
*
John Beecham Methodist writer
*
Andrew Osmond diplomat and co-founder of Private Eye was born here
*Roland Bellamy,
High Sheriff of Lincolnshire
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in 1971 lived here
Gallery
References
External links
*
Church services at St. Helen's*
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Villages in Lincolnshire
Borough of North East Lincolnshire
Civil parishes in Lincolnshire