Waltham, Lincolnshire

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country = England
latitude= 53.513128
longitude= -0.091311
official_name= Waltham
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population = 6,425 (2001 Census)
unitary_england= North East Lincolnshire
lieutenancy_england= Lincolnshire
region= Yorkshire and the Humber
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Waltham is a village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire, England.

Population

According to the 2001 census, Waltham had a population of 6,425. [ [http://www.nelincs.gov.uk/council/populationstatistics/Town_Wards_and_Villages_Population_Data.htm Town, Wards and Villages Population Data ] ] It is five miles [ [http://www.linc2u.co.uk/towns/townshtml/waltham.shtml Waltham Lincolnshire UK ] ] southwest of Grimsby and is close to the villages of Scartho, Brigsley, Barnoldby-le-Beck, and Bradley. [ [http://www.thelocalchannel.co.uk/Waltham-Lincolnshire/home.aspx Welcome to Waltham ] ] A few miles to the northeast, there is a similarly named village, New Waltham.

Attractions

Waltham's attractions include Waltham Windmill, which is used as the symbol for the village's Infant and Junior schools. The windmill was originally built in 1666, [ [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bazzer3/HISTORYx.html History ] ] but was blown down several times. It was last re-built in 1873. [ [http://www.walthamwindmill.co.uk/page2.html Waltham Windmill Preservation Society ] ] The village is also home to two pubs, namely The Kings Head [ [http://pubsinthearea.ukvillages.co.uk/pubs_around/Barnoldby+le+Beck-North+East+Lincolnshire Barnoldby le Beck-North East Lincolnshire Pubs, Barnoldby le Beck Local Pubs, beer, bars, Eating out ] ] and the Tilted Barrel, as well as to the Waltham Tea Gardens. A branch of the British Legion is also based in Waltham.

The village is home to a cenotaph, where a remembrance service is held on Remembrance Sunday.

Nearby is the former World War II bomber airfield RAF Grimsby, [ [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bazzer3/INFOx.html INFO ] ] which was originally the Grimsby Municipal Airport. After the start of WWII the airport was re-constructed by the Air Ministry and became home to 142 Squadron then later on to 100 Squadron and 550 Squadron [ [http://airfieldarchaeology.fotopic.net/c707113.html RAF Grimsby (Waltham), Lincolnshire :: Fotopic.Net ] ] before closing in 1945. A museum at the Waltham Windmill houses a sectiondedicated to RAF Grimsby.

There was once a Waltham railway station on a now closed line between Grimsby and Louth. [British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17]

References

External links

* [http://www.bazatwaltham.co.uk The Village's Website]