East Halton is a small village and civil parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

  in North Lincolnshire

North Lincolnshire

North Lincolnshire is a unitary authority area in the region of Yorkshire and the Humber in England. For ceremonial purposes it is part of Lincolnshire....

, England, close to the Humber Estuary. It is 6 miles (9.7 km) from Immingham

Immingham

Immingham is a town in North East Lincolnshire, located on the south bank of the Humber Estuary...

 and 1 miles (1.6 km) north of the neighbouring village of North Killingholme

North Killingholme

North Killingholme is a small village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. It has a population of 224. Along with its larger neighbour South Killingholme, it makes up the area of Killingholme. It is slightly closer to Grimsby than to Scunthorpe...

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The 2001 census recorded a population of 604 people,

East Halton Grade II listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Peter. It originated in the 13th century, and was restored by James Fowler

James Fowler (architect)

James Fowler JP, FRIBA, known as “Fowler of Louth”, was an English ecclesiastical architect of the Victorian Age chiefly associated with the restoration and renovation of churches....

 of Louth

Louth, Lincolnshire

Louth is a market town and civil parish within the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.-Geography:Known as the "capital of the Lincolnshire Wolds", it is situated where the ancient trackway Barton Street crosses the River Lud, and has a total resident population of 15,930.The Greenwich...

 in 1868, who raised the chancel

Chancel

In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar in the sanctuary at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building...

 and aisle

Aisle

An aisle is, in general, a space for walking with rows of seats on both sides or with rows of seats on one side and a wall on the other...

. The village had Wesleyan and Primitive Methodist chapels.

East Halton has a primary school, village shop and Post Office

Post office

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, and the Black Bull public house

Public house

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The village was previously served by East Halton railway station

East Halton railway station

East Halton railway station is a former railway station in East Halton, Lincolnshire. It was one of three railway stations on the branch line from Goxhill to Immingham Dock.Former Services-References:...

 on the New Holland

New Holland, North Lincolnshire

New Holland is a small village, civil parish and port on the Humber estuary in the Borough of North Lincolnshire in Lincolnshire, England. It has a population of 955.-History:...

 and Immingham

Immingham

Immingham is a town in North East Lincolnshire, located on the south bank of the Humber Estuary...

 Dock branch of the Great Central Railway

Great Central Railway

The Great Central Railway was a railway company in England which came into being when the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway changed its name in 1897 in anticipation of the opening in 1899 of its London Extension . On 1 January 1923, it was grouped into the London and North Eastern...

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External links

• "East Halton", genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 23 July 2011