Scartho
Encyclopedia
Scartho is a suburb located in the southern part of Grimsby
, England
, in the county of North East Lincolnshire
. with a population of around 11,000. Up until the end of the Second World War it was a village; subsequent post-war expansion on the greenfield areas between Scartho and Grimsby has resulted in the village becoming a suburb. Its population has been boosted due to recent urban developments such as the one at Scartho Top
.
mini-supermarket
on Waltham Road, surrounded by a number of other businesses including take-aways and a pharmacy
. The supermarket houses the village Post Office
after the long-established facility in Pinfold Lane closed in 2000. At this time and following the general trend, one of the villages' two banks (Lloyds TSB
- previously a Lloyds Bank) closed after 33 years of service. On Louth Road can be found a number of other businesses including a veterinary clinic, a newsagent, a building society
and a pet store (amongst others).
Although the creation of the Peaks Parkway
ten years ago was intended to take existing traffic volume pressure off Scartho, the development of Scartho Top and the popularity of areas to the south of the town (served by Louth Road and Waltham Road, the two main roads out south of Grimsby) have also led to large increases in the volume of traffic in the suburb: Scartho Road can often be gridlocked at rush hour times.
Scartho Ward
KEY: (L) = Labour Party (C) = Conservative Party (LD) = Liberal Democrat Party (I) = Independent
' the etymology of the word Scartho can be traced back to having Old Norse
origin, more than likely due to the ancestry of the surrounding area. It is believed that the name is a mutation of the words Skarth and haugr meaning 'gap' and 'mound' respectively. Alternatively, but less likely, there is a theory that it comes from the Old Norse
skafr and cormorant, roughly translated as 'cormorant mound/hill'.
in origin, the earliest recorded reference to Scartho was in the Domesday Book
in 1086. The Church of 1086, which incorporated Saxon work said to date from 1042, is substantially the same today, although with more recent extensions. The tower was probably completed in the early Eleventh century. The church is dedicated to Saint Giles
.
of the United Kingdom
in 1801 Scartho had 135 inhabitants. The population has grown rapidly ever since.
In 1894 a workhouse
and infirmary were built at a 10 acres (40,468.6 m²) site on the west-side of Scartho Road to the south of Grimsby
. These new buildings were opened on 9 October 1894 by the Right Honourable J Shaw-Le-Fevre. Following the Local Government
Act of 1929, the workhouse
came under the control of Grimsby
Town Council's Public Assistance Committee and was renamed Scartho Road Institution. After the introduction of the National Health
Act in 1948 it became a general hospital. For many years it was known as Grimsby District General Hospital. Following the erection of the new Princess of Wales
' hospital to the south of the site, a number of the former workhouse
buildings have been demolished or stand empty. Others are still used for administrative or ancillary services.
; fortunately no one was killed or even injured. The site of where one bomb fell is now home to a branch of Barclays Bank, an optician, a few shops and a Dance School. At the side of the building is a plaque commemorating this event. A monument giving thanks that no one was hurt can be found at a spot where another bomb fell, in the churchyard of the nearby parish church of St. Giles, itself believed to be nearly a thousand years old. The church itself was badly damaged in the attack.
Scartho was a separate civil parish until 1928. Its northern boundary included part of the area that now forms the Nunsthorpe
housing estate. In that year the greater part of the village was absorbed by Grimsby, with a small part being attached to the parish of Waltham
.
Before the Second World War building work commenced on what had been Green Belt
land. These constructions include properties along Scartho Road and the roads off it, including Cragston Avenue, Limetree Avenue and Sycamore Avenue.
The village saw significant post-war growth following the then government-policy of local councils building houses to replace those damaged in the war. This led to the development of three estates on green-belt land around the village: Springfield, Fairfield and (on a smaller-scale) the area around Edge Avenue. As part of this rapid growth three schools were created - Springfield First and Middle schools, Fairfield First and Middle schools and Scartho First and Middle schools (in Edge Avenue).
In 1958 the village received its first public house
, the Rose and Crown on Louth Road. The Seven Seas opened in 1962 in Springfield.
In 1960 the local council built a swimming pool at the northern-most tip of the village boundary, next to the Barratts Playing Field.
In 1965 the construction of a new shopping arcade on Waltham Road improved shopping facilities in the area, followed a few years later by a similar development on the junction of Louth Road and Pinfold Lane which housed two banks and several retail premises.
And between 1974 and 1982 the village saw the construction of the town's new hospital, the Grimsby District General Hospital, next to an existing smaller site. It was opened in 1982 by Her Royal Highness, the Princess of Wales
. After her death in 1997 it was renamed the Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital. The nearby Scartho Top
development began in the mid 1990s.
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...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, in the county of 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...
. with a population of around 11,000. Up until the end of the Second World War it was a village; subsequent post-war expansion on the greenfield areas between Scartho and Grimsby has resulted in the village becoming a suburb. Its population has been boosted due to recent urban developments such as the one at Scartho Top
Scartho Top
Scartho Top is a development of houses in the south Grimsby area of North East Lincolnshire, England. The idea for such a development appeared in the Grimsby local plan towards the end of the 1960s, although construction did not start until the mid 1990s, The aim is to eventually build 2,100 houses...
.
Area
The area has a large retail availability with a SparSpar
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mini-supermarket
Supermarket
A supermarket, a form of grocery store, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments...
on Waltham Road, surrounded by a number of other businesses including take-aways and a pharmacy
Pharmacy
Pharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs...
. The supermarket houses the village Post Office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
after the long-established facility in Pinfold Lane closed in 2000. At this time and following the general trend, one of the villages' two banks (Lloyds TSB
Lloyds TSB
Lloyds TSB Bank Plc is a retail bank in the United Kingdom. It was established in 1995 by the merger of Lloyds Bank, established in Birmingham, England in 1765 and traditionally considered one of the Big Four clearing banks, with the TSB Group which traces its origins to 1810...
- previously a Lloyds Bank) closed after 33 years of service. On Louth Road can be found a number of other businesses including a veterinary clinic, a newsagent, a building society
Building society
A building society is a financial institution owned by its members as a mutual organization. Building societies offer banking and related financial services, especially mortgage lending. These institutions are found in the United Kingdom and several other countries.The term "building society"...
and a pet store (amongst others).
Although the creation of the Peaks Parkway
Peaks Parkway
The Peaks Parkway is part of the northern end of the A16 road, in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire. It was conceived in the 1970s and follows part of the trackbed of the former East Lincolnshire Railway between and .-Background:...
ten years ago was intended to take existing traffic volume pressure off Scartho, the development of Scartho Top and the popularity of areas to the south of the town (served by Louth Road and Waltham Road, the two main roads out south of Grimsby) have also led to large increases in the volume of traffic in the suburb: Scartho Road can often be gridlocked at rush hour times.
Council Ward and Elected Members
North East Lincolnshire Council has one Council Wards within the area of Scartho.Scartho Ward
- Cllr Martin Vickers MP (C)
- Cllr Pat Colebrook (C)
- Cllr David J Hornby (C)
KEY: (L) = Labour Party (C) = Conservative Party (LD) = Liberal Democrat Party (I) = Independent
Etymology
Like 'GrimsbyGrimsby
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...
' the etymology of the word Scartho can be traced back to having Old Norse
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
origin, more than likely due to the ancestry of the surrounding area. It is believed that the name is a mutation of the words Skarth and haugr meaning 'gap' and 'mound' respectively. Alternatively, but less likely, there is a theory that it comes from the Old Norse
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
skafr and cormorant, roughly translated as 'cormorant mound/hill'.
11th Century
Although Anglo SaxonAnglo-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...
in origin, the earliest recorded reference to Scartho was in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
in 1086. The Church of 1086, which incorporated Saxon work said to date from 1042, is substantially the same today, although with more recent extensions. The tower was probably completed in the early Eleventh century. The church is dedicated to Saint Giles
Saint Giles
Saint Giles was a Greek Christian hermit saint from Athens, whose legend is centered in Provence and Septimania. The tomb in the abbey Giles was said to have founded, in St-Gilles-du-Gard, became a place of pilgrimage and a stop on the road that led from Arles to Santiago de Compostela, the...
.
19th Century
In the first censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
in 1801 Scartho had 135 inhabitants. The population has grown rapidly ever since.
In 1894 a workhouse
Workhouse
In England and Wales a workhouse, colloquially known as a spike, was a place where those unable to support themselves were offered accommodation and employment...
and infirmary were built at a 10 acres (40,468.6 m²) site on the west-side of Scartho Road to the south of 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...
. These new buildings were opened on 9 October 1894 by the Right Honourable J Shaw-Le-Fevre. Following the Local Government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
Act of 1929, the workhouse
Workhouse
In England and Wales a workhouse, colloquially known as a spike, was a place where those unable to support themselves were offered accommodation and employment...
came under the control of 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...
Town Council's Public Assistance Committee and was renamed Scartho Road Institution. After the introduction of the National Health
National Health
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Act in 1948 it became a general hospital. For many years it was known as Grimsby District General Hospital. Following the erection of the new Princess of Wales
Princess of Wales
Princess of Wales is a British courtesy title held by the wife of The Prince of Wales since the first "English" Prince of Wales in 1283.Although there have been considerably more than ten male heirs to the throne, there have been only ten Princesses of Wales. The majority of Princes of Wales...
' hospital to the south of the site, a number of the former workhouse
Workhouse
In England and Wales a workhouse, colloquially known as a spike, was a place where those unable to support themselves were offered accommodation and employment...
buildings have been demolished or stand empty. Others are still used for administrative or ancillary services.
20th Century
In 1916 13 bombs were dropped on Scartho by a German ZeppelinZeppelin
A Zeppelin is a type of rigid airship pioneered by the German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in the early 20th century. It was based on designs he had outlined in 1874 and detailed in 1893. His plans were reviewed by committee in 1894 and patented in the United States on 14 March 1899...
; fortunately no one was killed or even injured. The site of where one bomb fell is now home to a branch of Barclays Bank, an optician, a few shops and a Dance School. At the side of the building is a plaque commemorating this event. A monument giving thanks that no one was hurt can be found at a spot where another bomb fell, in the churchyard of the nearby parish church of St. Giles, itself believed to be nearly a thousand years old. The church itself was badly damaged in the attack.
Scartho was a separate civil parish until 1928. Its northern boundary included part of the area that now forms the Nunsthorpe
Nunsthorpe
Nunsthorpe is a suburb and housing estate in the western part of Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, England...
housing estate. In that year the greater part of the village was absorbed by Grimsby, with a small part being attached to the parish of Waltham
Waltham, Lincolnshire
Waltham is a village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire, England. It is south-west of Grimsby and is close to the villages of Scartho, Brigsley, Barnoldby-le-Beck, and Bradley...
.
Before the Second World War building work commenced on what had been Green Belt
Green belt
A green belt or greenbelt is a policy and land use designation used in land use planning to retain areas of largely undeveloped, wild, or agricultural land surrounding or neighbouring urban areas. Similar concepts are greenways or green wedges which have a linear character and may run through an...
land. These constructions include properties along Scartho Road and the roads off it, including Cragston Avenue, Limetree Avenue and Sycamore Avenue.
The village saw significant post-war growth following the then government-policy of local councils building houses to replace those damaged in the war. This led to the development of three estates on green-belt land around the village: Springfield, Fairfield and (on a smaller-scale) the area around Edge Avenue. As part of this rapid growth three schools were created - Springfield First and Middle schools, Fairfield First and Middle schools and Scartho First and Middle schools (in Edge Avenue).
In 1958 the village received its first public house
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
, the Rose and Crown on Louth Road. The Seven Seas opened in 1962 in Springfield.
In 1960 the local council built a swimming pool at the northern-most tip of the village boundary, next to the Barratts Playing Field.
In 1965 the construction of a new shopping arcade on Waltham Road improved shopping facilities in the area, followed a few years later by a similar development on the junction of Louth Road and Pinfold Lane which housed two banks and several retail premises.
And between 1974 and 1982 the village saw the construction of the town's new hospital, the Grimsby District General Hospital, next to an existing smaller site. It was opened in 1982 by Her Royal Highness, the Princess of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, whom she married on 29 July 1981, and an international charity and fundraising figure, as well as a preeminent celebrity of the late 20th century...
. After her death in 1997 it was renamed the Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital. The nearby Scartho Top
Scartho Top
Scartho Top is a development of houses in the south Grimsby area of North East Lincolnshire, England. The idea for such a development appeared in the Grimsby local plan towards the end of the 1960s, although construction did not start until the mid 1990s, The aim is to eventually build 2,100 houses...
development began in the mid 1990s.
Notable people
- Richard A Collins (1966) - scientist and author, lived with his parents in Holton-le-ClayHolton-le-ClayHolton-le-Clay is a village and civil parish in the extreme north of the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, south of Grimsby on the A16...
and Scartho for most of his youth.