| Barton-upon-Humber | |
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  Barton-upon-Humber Location withinLincolnshire | |
| Population | 11,066 (2011 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TA030221 |
| • London | 150 mi (240 km) S |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Barton-upon-Humber |
| Postcode district | DN18 |
| Dialling code | 01652 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
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Barton-upon-Humber (/ˈbɑːrtənəˈpɒnˈhʌmbʌr/) orBarton is a town andcivil parish inNorth Lincolnshire, England. The population at the 2011 census was 11,066.[1] It is situated on the south bank of theHumber Estuary at the southern end of theHumber Bridge. It is 6 miles (10 km) south-west ofKingston upon Hull and 31 miles (50 km) north north-east of thecounty town ofLincoln. Other nearby towns includeScunthorpe to the south-west andGrimsby to the south-east.
Barton is on the south bank of theHumber Estuary and is at the southern end of theHumber Bridge. TheViking Way starts near the bridge.[2]
TheBarton – Cleethorpes Branch Line (opened 1849) via Grimsby terminates atBarton-on-Humber railway station. TheA15 passes to the west of the town cutting throughBeacon Hill, and has a junction with the A1077Ferriby Road toSouth Ferriby. The B1218 passes north–south through the town, and leads toBarton Waterside. Bus services provided byStagecoach in Lincolnshire andEast Yorkshire link the town withCleethorpes,Grimsby,Scunthorpe andHull.[3]
Cropmarks and the discovery of polishedhandaxes in the area surrounding Barton-upon-Humber suggest that the area was inhabited at least as far back as theNeolithic (circa 4000 to circa 2,500 BCE).[4][5]
No Roman settlement has been found in Barton-upon-Humber, though individual discoveries dating to theRoman period have been made: in 1828 a Romancremation and aninhumation were discovered,[6] in 1967 part of aRoman road was excavated near Bereton school (now Baysgarth school),[7] and other finds of coins, potteries,querns, and other Roman objects have been made.[8][9][10] TheDeepdale Hoard was discovered in the vicinity in 1979.[11]
An Anglo-Saxoninhumation cemetery was discovered at Castledyke South during the construction of air raid shelters in 1939.[12] The cemetery, believed to have been in use from the late 5th or early 6th century until the late 7th century, was investigated and partially excavated during 1975 to 1990. The skeletal remains of 227 individuals were identified, including one who had undergone (and survived) trepanning.[13]
The Castledyke South area has been suggested to be the site of theBattle of Brunanburh (AD 937), one of the most defining battles in the history of the British Isles.[14] Historical sources tell of a huge fleet of warships entering theHumber led byOlaf Guthfrithsson. Olaf and a coalition force were overwhelmed in battle by KingÆthelstan and his army, after which the defeated warriors and their leaders were said to have escaped in their ships.[15]
Barton is mentioned as a medieval borough in documents dating from 1086, 1216–1272 and 1298.[16] A ferry to Hull was first recorded in 1086.[17] The oldest residential building in Barton is51 Fleetgate: it dates back to 1325 with the majority of the front of the building dating to 1425.[18] The Medieval manor in Barton wasTyrwhitt Hall which dates to at least the 15th century.
There are two medieval churches extant in Barton-upon-Humber,St Peter's andSt Mary's, located only about 170 yards apart.
St Peter's is a large, mostlyAnglo-Saxon church. TheChurch of England made it redundant in 1972, after which the remains of some 2,750 people were removed. The significance of the human remains lies in their representing the pathology of an isolated community over the period ca. 950-ca. 1850. The church was reopened in May 2007 as a resource for medical research into the development of diseases andossuary practices.[19][20][21] An excavation report on this, one of England's most extensively investigated parish churches, was published in 2007.[22][23]
St. Peter's predates St. Mary's, which may have originated as achapel on the original market place. St. Mary's was enlarged and increased in importance as the town's trade thrived in the 12th and 13th centuries.[24][25][26][27]
Baysgarth School,[42] on Barrow Road, is a comprehensive school for ages 11–18. There are also three primary schools: St Peter's Church of England, on Marsh Lane;[43] the Castledyke Primary School[44] (formerly Barton County School), on the B1218; and Bowmandale Primary School,[45] in the south of the town.
Barton Grammar School,[46] which opened in 1931, used to be on Caistor Road.Henry Treece, the poet and author, was a teacher at the grammar school.[47]
The clay pits on the Humber foreshore were the focus of a tile and cement industry from 1850 to 1959.[48] The industrial sites were abandoned in the early 20th century once supplies of clay began to run out. The clay workings filled with water and became colonised by species of reeds. The reserve was acquired byLincolnshire Wildlife Trust in 1983, who opened it asFar Ings National Nature Reserve in the same year.[49]
For 20 years, Barton-upon-Humber was home to a 750,000 square feet (70,000 m2) site forKimberly-Clark. The site closed in March 2013 and more than 200 jobs were lost.[50]Wren Kitchens bought the site and moved to a new head office, 'The Nest', on the site, initially employing 429 people.[51] Wren extended the site in 2016, creating an additional 600 jobs.[52] In 2019 Wren announced successful plans to build a £120million extension to the site. The new site was expected to employ an additional 535 people.[53]
An annual 'Bike night', a social event in the town celebratingmotorcycles, has been held since 1997.[54] An annual arts festival has been held in Barton-upon-Humber since 1998.[55]
Since 1981, there has been a local history museum based inBaysgarth House, within Baysgarth Park.[56] In 2009, theWilderspin National School museum opened following a £1.9 million funding investment. The school focuses on the life and works ofSamuel Wilderspin.[57] In September 2020 an archive and exhibition centre dedicated to Ted Lewis was opened on Ferriby Road.[58]
Barton-upon-Humber has at least seven extant public houses, includingThe Volunteer Arms,The George Hotel, and The Wheatsheaf.[59] At least thirteen former public houses have been recorded from Barton, including the Steam Packet (on Fleetgate) which was demolished in 1848 in advance of the new railway here, and the Whitecross Tavern which closed in 1926.[60] Former pubs which have recently closed and since been redeveloped includeThe Blue Bell, which was redeveloped in 2016 into a housing complex named Blue Bell Court,[61] and the Carnival Inn, which was demolished in 2013.[62]
Regional TV news is provided byBBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire andITV Yorkshire. Television signals are received from theBelmont TV transmitter.[63]
Local radio stations areBBC Radio Humberside,Greatest Hits Radio East Yorkshire & Northern Lincolnshire,Hits Radio East Yorkshire & North Lincolnshire,Nation Radio East Yorkshire,Capital Yorkshire and Barton FM, a community based radio station.[64]
Barton-upon-Humber is served by the weekly local newspaper,Grimsby Telegraph.
| Name | Image | Occupation | Dates | Barton status | Comments | Reference |
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| Frank Barton | Footballer | b. 1947 | Born in Barton-upon-Humber | [65][66] | ||
| Nancy Birtwhistle | Chef | Resident of Barton-upon-Humber | Winner of BBC TV showThe Great British Bake Off | [67] | ||
| Marjorie Boulton | Author and poet | 1924–2017 | Educated in Barton-upon-Humber | |||
| Robert Brown | Solicitor, Classicist, and local historian | 1844–1912 | Born in and resident of Barton-upon-Humber | [68] | ||
| Jamie Cann | Politician | 1946–2001 | Born in Barton-upon-Humber | MP forIpswich | [69] | |
| Janet E. Courtney | Writer and scholar | 1865–1954 | Born in Barton-upon-Humber | Writer and editor for theEncyclopædia Britannica. appointed an OBE and served as aJustice of the peace | [70] | |
| Francis John French | Local historian and civil servant | b. 1941 | Awarded MBE in the2002 New Year Honours | [71] | ||
| Ken H. Harrison | Comic book artist | b. 1940 | DrewDesperate Dan for the Dandy | [72] | ||
| David George Hogarth | .jpg) | Archaeologist | 1862–1927 | Born in Barton-upon-Humber | Keeper of theAshmolean Museum, Oxford from 1909 to 1927 | [73] |
| Thomas Johnson | Botanist and teacher | 1863–1954 | Born in Barton-upon-Humber | Fellow of theLinnean Society | [74] | |
| Robert Elmer Kleason | Criminal | 1934–2003 | Resident of Barton-upon-Humber from 1990 | American citizen who was convicted and sentenced to death in 1975 for the murder of two Mormon missionaries nearAustin, Texas | [75] | |
| Ted Lewis | Author | 1940–1982 | Resident of Barton-upon-Humber after c.1945 | Lewis's best known work was adapted as the filmGet Carter[76] | [77] | |
| David Mason | Royal Marine and teacher | Educated in Barton-upon-Humber 1986–1991 | Awarded MBE in the2021 New Year Honours | [78] | ||
| Paddy Mills | Footballer | 1900–1994 | Grew up in Barton-upon-Humber | [79] | ||
| Philip Pape | Sculptor and stonemason | 1910–1982 | Resident in Barton-upon-Humber from 1913. Lived in Tyrwhitt Hall 1960–1982. | [80] | ||
| Isaac Pitman |  | Teacher | 1813–1897 | Resident and teacher in Barton-upon-Humber c. 1831 – 1835 | Inventor of thePitman shorthand method | [81] |
| Peter D. Robinson | Bishop | b. 1969 | Grew up in Barton-upon-Humber | Presiding Bishop of theUnited Episcopal Church of North America | [82] | |
| Christian Sansam | Footballer | b. 1975 | Resident of Barton-upon-Humber | Played in the Football League for Scunthorpe United, Scarborough, Bradford City and Hull City, and in Singapore for Woodlands Wellington. | [83] | |
| William Shaw | Priest | 18th Century | Born in Barton-upon-Humber | FoundedBarton, Maryland, USA, in 1794 | [84] | |
| Margaret Sidell | Local councillor | Resident of Barton-upon-Humber | Awarded theBritish Empire Medal in the2022 New Year Honours for services to the local community of Barton. | [85] | ||
| Gilbert Sissons | Priest | 1870–1940 | Born in Barton-upon-Humber | Archdeacon of Gibraltar from 1916 to 1929 and of Italy and the French Riviera from 1929 to 1934 | [86] | |
| Robert Wright Taylor | Solicitor | 1859-? | Resident of Barton-upon-Humber | Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London. Owned and lived in Baysgarth House. | [87] | |
| Henry Treece | Poet and writer | 1911–1966 | Resident of Barton-upon-Humber | [88] | ||
| Chad Varah | Priest | 1911–2007 | Born in Barton-upon-Humber | Founder of theSamaritans and named after St Chad's Church on Waterside Road | [89] | |
| Samuel Wilderspin |  | Educator | 1791–1866 | Teacher in Barton-upon-Humber | Pioneer of infant education. | [90] |
| Vanessa Winship | Photographer | b. 1960 | Born in Barton-upon-Humber | Winner of twoWorld Press Photo Awards | [91] | |
| Wendy Witter | Councillor | 1936-2024 | Resident of Barton-upon-Humber | Awarded MBE in the1992 New Year Honours | [92][93] |
Professor T. Johnson, D.Sc., F.L.S., M.R.I.A. 1863– Thomas Johnson was born at Barton on Humber, Lincolnshire, on 27 February 1863.
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