North Lincolnshire church secures funding for roof replacement after lead theft

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A North Lincolnshire church has secured £182,000 of funding for the replacement of its nave roof following a lead theft in 2010. Thanks to support from National Lottery players, the Parochial Church Council of St. Etheldreda’s Church in West Halton has …

Source : www.scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk

October 1, 2017 | News Editor

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For the village in North Yorkshire, see Halton West.

West Halton
The parish church of St Etheldreda, West Halton
West Halton West Halton shown within Lincolnshire
Population	331 (2001 Census)
OS grid reference	SE905210
- London	154 mi (248 km) S
Civil parish	West Halton and Coleby
Unitary authority	North Lincolnshire
Ceremonial county	Lincolnshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SCUNTHORPE
Postcode district	DN15
Dialling code	01724
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber

West Halton is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north-west from Winterton,^[1] approximately 7 miles (11 km) north from Scunthorpe, and 2 miles (3.2 km) south from the Humber Estuary. The parish contains part of Coleby, a small hamlet south of the village.

In the 2001 Census the parish had a population of 331.^[2]

West Halton has existed from the Anglo Saxon period,^[3] and was mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book as "Haltone". The name has been translated as "farmstead in a nook or corner of land".^[4]

West Halton has a central village green.^[5] There is a public house, the Butchers Arms, and a village hall which has served as a part-time post office since the village post office closed.^[6] There are no shops in the village. The church is dedicated to St Etheldreda; it was built in the 1695 as a replacement for an earlier building destroyed by fire in 1692.^[4]

A public transport bus service is provided by Stagecoach, subsidised by North Lincolnshire Council. The now closed West Halton railway station was situated near the village. It was built in 1906 by the North Lindsey Light Railway.

West Halton, North Lincolnshire

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North Lincolnshire church secures funding for roof replacement after lead theft

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North Lincolnshire church secures funding for roof replacement after lead theft