Old Clee
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Old Clee is located in the Clee Road (A46
) and Carr Lane area of eastern Grimsby
, North East Lincolnshire
, England
and adjoins the neighbouring town of Cleethorpes
, with which it has historic links. Previously a separate village, its parish church of Holy Trinity and Saint Mary, claimed to be the oldest building in Grimsby, has a Saxon
tower dating from 1050 AD. Located in the area are the Old Clee infants/junior schools (Colin Avenue) and the Havelock Specialist Engineering College (Holyoake Road). Nearby is the King George V Stadium
.
of Clee http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10407990 that also included Weelsby
to the west and Oole, Itterby and Thrunscoe to the east. The latter three settlements later joined to form the town of Cleethorpes. The southern boundary with Humberston
was at Buck Beck.
A long-standing dispute with Grimsby, over the position of the boundary stone near what is now Bath Street, was legally settled in favour of Clee in 1830.
Until the mid 19th century Clee parish operated the open field system
of agriculture. Under the Enclosure
award of 1846 land in Clee village and Cleethorpes was divided between various landowners, mainly G.F Heneage, Richard Thorold and Sidney Sussex College.
As trade in the Grimsby commercial and fishing docks expanded so did the population, which led to a shortage of land for housing within Grimsby. From the 1860s there was a movement of people across the town's eastern boundary into the almost uninhabited northern part of Clee (called New Clee) near Grimsby docks. This area lay between Humber Street and Park Street, which formed the boundary with the Cleethorpes section of the parish.
By the 1880s the population of New Clee had reached over 9,000, nearly all dependent on the fishing trades.
From this built-up area, about a mile to the south-east, lay the sparsely populated rural area of Old Clee, with its medieval church, farms, cottages and grammar school.
The western boundary of Clee parish with Grimsby ran along the eastern side of what is now Scartho Road cemetery, crossed Weelsby Road, through the Peoples Park, then veered north-east into Welholme Road. From there it continued north along the length of and included Willingham Street, also taking in part of Pasture Street, Bradley Street to Hainton Square.
From Hainton Square
the boundary then crossed Wellington Street to the junction with Albion Street. Albion Street was on the Grimsby side of the boundary whereas neighbouring Charles Street (later renamed Hope Street) was in Clee. Moving north the line continued to Bath Street, Cleethorpe Road, ending at Humber Street near Grimsby docks.
In 1889 New Clee, Old Clee and the northern part of Weelsby were absorbed by Grimsby. In 1894 this area was re-constituted as the civil parish
of Clee http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10407930 within the borough of Grimsby (a status it retained until 1928). During the following years the open space between New Clee and Old Clee village disappeared as housing developments spread into the Grant Thorold and Carr Lane areas. Also in 1894 the area south of Weelsby Road and Clee Road became the separate parish of Weelsby http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10463348&c_id=1000143, which remained outside the enlarged borough. Cleethorpes became an urban district
.
A46 road
The A46 is an A road in England. It starts east of Bath, Somerset and ends in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, but it does not form a continuous route. Large portions of the old road have been lost, bypassed, or replaced by motorway development...
) and Carr Lane area of eastern Grimsby
Grimsby
Grimsby is a seaport on the Humber Estuary in Lincolnshire, England. It has been the administrative centre of the unitary authority area of North East Lincolnshire since 1996...
, North East Lincolnshire
North East Lincolnshire
North East Lincolnshire is a unitary authority in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, bordering the unitary authority of North Lincolnshire and the administrative county of Lincolnshire...
, England
England
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and adjoins the neighbouring town of Cleethorpes
Cleethorpes
Cleethorpes is a town and unparished area in North East Lincolnshire, England, situated on the estuary of the Humber. It has a population of 31,853 and is a seaside resort.- History :...
, with which it has historic links. Previously a separate village, its parish church of Holy Trinity and Saint Mary, claimed to be the oldest building in Grimsby, has a Saxon
Anglo-Saxons
Anglo-Saxon is a term used by historians to designate the Germanic tribes who invaded and settled the south and east of Great Britain beginning in the early 5th century AD, and the period from their creation of the English nation to the Norman conquest. The Anglo-Saxon Era denotes the period of...
tower dating from 1050 AD. Located in the area are the Old Clee infants/junior schools (Colin Avenue) and the Havelock Specialist Engineering College (Holyoake Road). Nearby is the King George V Stadium
King George's Fields
A King George's Field is a public open space in the United Kingdom dedicated to the memory of King George V ....
.
History
The settlement of Clee was in existence by the time of the Norman conquest. It formed part of the wider ancient parishParish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
of Clee http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10407990 that also included Weelsby
Weelsby
Weelsby is located in the Weelsby Road area of eastern Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, England. Previously separate from Grimsby, Weelsby Woods and Weelsby Hall lie within the area, as does the Grimsby Tennis Centre, Peaks Lane fire station, Saint Andrews Hospice, Saint Hughs Hospital and the...
to the west and Oole, Itterby and Thrunscoe to the east. The latter three settlements later joined to form the town of Cleethorpes. The southern boundary with Humberston
Humberston
Humberston is a large village and civil parish to the south of Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire...
was at Buck Beck.
A long-standing dispute with Grimsby, over the position of the boundary stone near what is now Bath Street, was legally settled in favour of Clee in 1830.
Until the mid 19th century Clee parish operated the open field system
Open field system
The open field system was the prevalent agricultural system in much of Europe from the Middle Ages to as recently as the 20th century in some places, particularly Russia and Iran. Under this system, each manor or village had several very large fields, farmed in strips by individual families...
of agriculture. Under the Enclosure
Enclosure
Enclosure or inclosure is the process which ends traditional rights such as mowing meadows for hay, or grazing livestock on common land. Once enclosed, these uses of the land become restricted to the owner, and it ceases to be common land. In England and Wales the term is also used for the...
award of 1846 land in Clee village and Cleethorpes was divided between various landowners, mainly G.F Heneage, Richard Thorold and Sidney Sussex College.
As trade in the Grimsby commercial and fishing docks expanded so did the population, which led to a shortage of land for housing within Grimsby. From the 1860s there was a movement of people across the town's eastern boundary into the almost uninhabited northern part of Clee (called New Clee) near Grimsby docks. This area lay between Humber Street and Park Street, which formed the boundary with the Cleethorpes section of the parish.
By the 1880s the population of New Clee had reached over 9,000, nearly all dependent on the fishing trades.
From this built-up area, about a mile to the south-east, lay the sparsely populated rural area of Old Clee, with its medieval church, farms, cottages and grammar school.
The western boundary of Clee parish with Grimsby ran along the eastern side of what is now Scartho Road cemetery, crossed Weelsby Road, through the Peoples Park, then veered north-east into Welholme Road. From there it continued north along the length of and included Willingham Street, also taking in part of Pasture Street, Bradley Street to Hainton Square.
From Hainton Square
the boundary then crossed Wellington Street to the junction with Albion Street. Albion Street was on the Grimsby side of the boundary whereas neighbouring Charles Street (later renamed Hope Street) was in Clee. Moving north the line continued to Bath Street, Cleethorpe Road, ending at Humber Street near Grimsby docks.
In 1889 New Clee, Old Clee and the northern part of Weelsby were absorbed by Grimsby. In 1894 this area was re-constituted as the 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...
of Clee http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10407930 within the borough of Grimsby (a status it retained until 1928). During the following years the open space between New Clee and Old Clee village disappeared as housing developments spread into the Grant Thorold and Carr Lane areas. Also in 1894 the area south of Weelsby Road and Clee Road became the separate parish of Weelsby http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10463348&c_id=1000143, which remained outside the enlarged borough. Cleethorpes became an urban district
Urban district
In the England, Wales and Ireland, an urban district was a type of local government district that covered an urbanised area. Urban districts had an elected Urban District Council , which shared local government responsibilities with a county council....
.