Garthorpe is a village in the
North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Lincolnshire, England. At the 2011 United Kingdom census, 2011 Census, it had a population of 167,446. T ...
, England. It is situated approximately south-east from
Goole
Goole is a port town and civil parish on the River Ouse, Yorkshire, River Ouse in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The town's Historic counties of England, historic county is the West Riding of Yorkshire.
At the 2021 United Kingdom censu ...
, west from the
River Trent
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, and in the
Isle of Axholme
The Isle of Axholme is an area of Lincolnshire, England, adjoining South Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire. It is located between Scunthorpe and Gainsborough, both of which are in the traditional West Riding of Lindsey, and Doncast ...
.
[OS Explorer Map 280: Isle of Axholme, Scunthorpe and Gainsborough: (1:25 000) : ]
It was previously a
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in its own right, but now forms part of a civil parish with its contiguous
Fockerby. The civil parish, named Garthorpe and Fockerby, had 446 residents in the 2021 census.
Geography
Garthorpe is located on low-lying land about to the west of the
River Trent
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. Fockerby is immediately to the west, and the two places now form one community. Three minor roads radiate from the village centre. That to the north leads to
Adlingfleet
Adlingfleet is a land reclamation, drained, fertile, former marshland village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Twin Rivers, East Riding of Yorkshire, Twin Rivers, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is east-southeast of G ...
, while the road to the south-west leads to
Luddington. A third road heads eastwards, and used to serve the ferry to
Burton upon Stather
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Burton upon Stather, also hyphenated as Burton-upon-Stather, is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated north from Scunthorpe, and is near the east bank of the River Trent. The civil parish ...
, but now stops short of the banks of the Trent. It turns to the south, and follows the western bank of the river. West of the road and the river is the site of the
deserted medieval village
In the United Kingdom, a deserted medieval village (DMV) is a former settlement which was abandoned during the Middle Ages, typically leaving no trace apart from earthworks or cropmarks. If there are fewer than three inhabited houses the conve ...
of
Waterton.
[Ordnance Survey, 1:25,000 map, 2006]
History
Before the seventeenth century, the
River Don, its waters swelled by those of the
River Idle and the
River Torne, crossed the region on a meandering course from
Crowle to
Adlingfleet
Adlingfleet is a land reclamation, drained, fertile, former marshland village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Twin Rivers, East Riding of Yorkshire, Twin Rivers, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is east-southeast of G ...
, where it entered the
River Trent
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. However, in 1626, the Dutch drainage pioneer
Cornelius Vermuyden re-routed all three rivers as part of the drainage of
Hatfield Chase
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. Prior to the work, Garthorpe lay on the east bank of the Don in
Lincolnshire
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while Fockerby lay in
Yorkshire
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.
Before the opening of the
Keadby Road and rail bridge in 1916, there existed a boat ferry from the east end of the village along Shore Road to
Burton upon Stather
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Burton upon Stather, also hyphenated as Burton-upon-Stather, is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated north from Scunthorpe, and is near the east bank of the River Trent. The civil parish ...
across the River Trent.
From 1903, the village was served by
Fockerby railway station. This had been built by the Goole and Marshland Light Railway Company, whose line left the main to line at Marshland Junction near
Goole
Goole is a port town and civil parish on the River Ouse, Yorkshire, River Ouse in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The town's Historic counties of England, historic county is the West Riding of Yorkshire.
At the 2021 United Kingdom censu ...
, and reached Fockerby by way of , and . The line was taken over by the
North Eastern Railway and the
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
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in early 1903, and became the
Axholme Joint Railway
The Axholme Joint Railway was a committee created as a joint enterprise between the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&Y) and the North Eastern Railway (UK), North Eastern Railway (NER) and was established by the North Eastern Railway Act 190 ...
. They also took over the Isle of Axholme Light Railway, which provided a connection from Reedness Junction to . The station was initially named Garthorpe, but then became Fockerby. Passenger services were withdrawn in 1933, and the line closed to freight on 5 April 1965. Four days before closure, the North Axholme Secondary School at Crowle chartered a 4-car diesel multiple unit, and traversed the entire line, apart from the route south of which had been closed in 1956. The train was met at Fockerby by the headmistress and all of the pupils from Garthorpe County Primary School. Incoming freight traffic on the line included manure and coal, while most outgoing traffic was agricultural produce, including potatoes and tulips.
Garthorpe is barely above sea level - and is about 1 mile from the tidal river Trent protected by large levees. Positioned midway between Goole and Scunthorpe, transport to and from must be by car. A local bus service is available.
The former primary school closed in the mid 1970s necessitating a council funded bus service to the Luddington and Garthorpe infants and primary school in
Luddington, south of the Village. The secondary school for the catchment area is The Axholme Academy, away.
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In 2011, there was a local pub called the Bay Horse, but no shops. The Methodist Chapel closed at the end of 2010, and the local Anglican Church was also under threat. The village also had another pub called the 'Plough Inn' which closed in 1918. In the 1860s, this had two signs, one showing the "Plough", and the other showing "Red Lion".][ There was also a public house situated adjacent to the River Trent where the ferry crossed to Burton upon Stather. This was called the "Sheffield Arms" on a map of 1886, and "The Webbs Hotel" by 1907. Both The Plough and Webbs Hotel closed in 1916.
During the 18th century, the local area was frequented by two notable highwaymen. Ned Mandrell was the earliest, and was said to have been a ruthless villain who was scared by none. It is thought that he was captured and hung and his remains buried at the southern end of Carr Lane, where the grass triangle is situated. The other was Snowden Dunhill, who lived much of his life in the village of Spaldington near Howden. His main hiding area was a place called Cow Lane, a local common pasture which everybody crossed as means as a short cut between the villages. After he was finally captured and sentenced at York Assizes, he was transported to ]Tasmania
Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...
, Australia. When he had spent his time of hard labour and was due to be released, he died and never returned to be with the family who was waiting for him.
Governance
Garthorpe was formerly a township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in the parish of Luddington, in 1866 Garthorpe became a civil parish, on 1 April 1983 the parish was abolished to form "Garthope & Fockerby" and Twin Rivers. In 1961 the parish had a population of 323.
Gallery
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Bibliography
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References
External links
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Isle of Axholme Family History Society
Isle of Axholme website
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Villages in the Borough of North Lincolnshire
Former civil parishes in Lincolnshire
Isle of Axholme