In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Killingholme like this:
KILLINGHOLME, a parish, consisting of the two townships of North K. and South K., in Glanford-Brigg district, Lincoln. North K. lies 2 miles NE of Ulceby r. station, 2 W of the Humber, and 9½ NW of Great Grimsby; and contains a small straggling village of its own name. Real property, £2, 682. ...
Pop., 181. Houses, 34. South K. lies 1 mile S of North K.; extends to the Humber; contains Ulceby r. station, a small village of its own name, and the hamlet of Ryehill; and has a post office, of the name of Killingholme, under Ulceby, and a small haven on the shore. Real property, £3, 691. Pop., 555. Houses, 117. Acres of the parish, 7, 225; of which 1, 935 are water. The property is subdivided. Brick and tileworks are in South K.; and three lighthouses are on the coast there, two of them erected in 1836, and one in 1852. The living is a vicarage, united with the vicarage of Habrough, in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £350. Patron, the Earl of Yarborough. The church stands in North K.; and is a neat edifice, with a small tower. Chapels for Baptists, Wesleyans, and Primitive Methodists, and a subscription school, are in South K.
Killingholme through time
Killingholme is now part of North Lincolnshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Lincolnshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Killingholme itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Killingholme in North Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12696
Date accessed: 01st May 2024
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