The name
Bottesford is thought to have originally been a small Romano-British village connecting Ermine Street with the Isle of Axholme and Doncaster by means of Bottesford Beck. It is due to the Beck that Bottesford has its name. Translated Bottesford means 'ford by the house or building' a ford being 'a tract of shallow water'.
More information can be found in:
- Eminson, T.B.F. Place and River Names of the West Riding of Lindsey, Lincolnshire.
- Mills, A.D. A Dictionary of English Place Names.
The place
Bottesford, while classed as a village in its own right is a busy modern suburb of Scunthorpe. Originally though Ashby, one of the villages that make up today's Scunthorpe, was part of the Bottesford parish along with Burringham, Holme and Yaddlethorpe.
After the enclosure of Bottesford in 1795 the claim of Thomas Peacock to be lord of the manor was accepted and his descendants treated accordingly. One of these descendants Edward Peacock (1831 - 1915) was a noted antiquary and historian.
Bottesford claims connections with the Knights Templar as it is thought that the Knights had a preceptery here. Bottesford Manor House is believed to have been the gatehouse and the spring in Manor Field known as Templar's Bath was thought to have been used in connection with Templar ceremonies.
Population history
| Year |
Population |
|
1801 |
104 |
|
1811 |
71 |
|
1821 |
101 |
|
1831 |
112 |
|
1841 |
153 |
|
1851 |
144 |
|
1861 |
157 |
|
1871 |
144 |
|
1881 |
124 |
|
1891 |
83 |
|
1901 |
71 |
|
1911 |
308 |
|
1921 |
315 |
|
1931 |
860 |
|
1941 |
N/A |
|
1951 |
1515 |
|
1961 |
3120 |
|
1971 |
8419 |
|
1981 |
11043 |
|
1991 |
11702 |
Entry from Kelly's Trade Directory for 1900
Bottesford is a large township, parish and small village 3.5 miles south from Frodingham Station on the Penistone and Grimsby branch of the Great Central railway, and 7 west from Brigg in the North Lindsey division of the county, east division of Manley Wapentake, Winterton petty sessional division, parts of Lindsey, Glanford Brigg union, county court district of Brigg, rural deanery of Manlake, archdeaconry of Stowe and diocese of Lincoln. The parish comprises the townships of Bottesford, Holme, Yaddlethorpe, Ashby, and part of East Butterwick; the first four forming the ecclesiastical parish; the last three are given under separate headings. The church of St Peter is a large cruciform edifice of stone, chiefly of the Early English period, with portions of Norman and Decorated work, consisting of chancel, clerestoried nave of three bays, transepts, aisles, north and south porches, and an embattled western tower, with eight pinnacles and containing 3 bells: in the chancel are three fine sedilia, credence table and piscina: in the north wall is a double aumbry and in the east wall are two small aumbries: the communion table, dated 1633, was the gift of Mrs Edith Parkins, of Ashby: in the north transept the altar slab of the chantry formerly existing there remains, but now serves as a tombstone; its five consecration crosses are still visible; here also is a large slab of another altar: the nave roof is a modern work designed by the late Mr. Wilson: the chancel roof of similar date was designed by the late Mr. S. S. Teuion, architect: in the vestry is a good oak chest, dated 1693, and presented to the church by the late Mr. E. S. Peacock, of Bottesford Manor: there is a good Early English octagonal font: the church was restored in 1870 by subscription, the chancel having been previously restored at the expense of Miss Hall: at the restoration a sanctus bell was found embedded in the west wall and is now in the possession of E. Peacock esq. F.S.A.; two ancient sun dials (probable Saxon) were also found and placed in the south porch: the oak lectern was presented in 1899 in memory of the late vicar, by parishioners and friends: there are 250 sittings. On the south side of the churchyard are the remains of an Early English cross. The register dates from the year 1603; but there are transcripts of earlier registers in the diocesan registry at Lincoln. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £240, including 66 acres of glebe, is the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln, and held since 1896 by the Rev. Alfred William Lazenby, of St. Bees. In July 1892, the Ecclesiastical Commissioners gave £400 for a vicarage at Ashby. Bottesford Manor House is the property of Edward Peacock esq. F.S.A., J.P. of Dunstan House, Kirton-in-Lindsey, lord of the manor and principal landowner. The soil is lias clay; subsoil, lias. The chief crops are wheat, barley, turnips and potatoes. The township contained in 1891 a population of 83; ecclesiastical parish in 1891, 2,094; rateable value of Bottesford (which includes the hamlet of Yaddlethorpe), £2,127. The township comprises 1,776 acres.
Yaddlethorpe is a small village, 7.5 miles west from Brigg. There is a Primitive Methodist chapel built in 1873. Edward Peacock Esq. who is lord of the manor and James Millman Esq. are the principal landowners. The soil is lias clay and sandy; subsoil, lias. The rateable value is included in Bottesford; the population in 1891 was 215. By a Local Government Board Order, March 25, 1887, the township of Yaddlethorpe was amalgamated with Bottesford and the township so altered to be known as Bottesford.
Holme is a township 6 miles west from Brigg. Joseph Cliff Esq. of Scawby, is lord of the manor and principal landowner. The area is 1,076 acres; rateable value, £591; the population in 1891 was 87. Parish Clerk, George Fenton, Ashby.
Bottesford
Berry Joseph, assistant overseer and organist of parish church
Edlington Richard, dairy farmer, Manor House
Garner William, farmer
Holdershaw Charles William, farmer (letters received through Messingham)
Shelton William, farmer
Walker Joseph, farmer
Waters James, farmer and cattle dealer
Holme
Beulah John, farmer
Cheeseman Jonathan, farmer
Driffil William, farmer
Havercroft George, farmer
Hill Henry, farmer, Holme hall
Nixon Headland, farmer, Aspen farm
Smith John, farmer
Yaddlethorpe
Barley John Marshall, farm bailiff to Jonathan Spring esq.
Baxter William, farmer
Blackburn George, farmer
Drury Harry, cowkeeper
Drury William, farmer
Elliott Jemima (Mrs), hawker
Housman John, farmer
Hurst James, farmer
Kemp Titus, farmer and assist. Overseer
Lockwood James R., farmer
Lyon Charlotte (Mrs), shopkeeper
Millman Henry, farmer, landowner hay and straw dealer, The Grange
Mitchell Sarah (Mrs), shopkeeper, market gardener
Morwood Charles, farmer
Sewell William, blacksmith
Spencer Frank, farmer
Threlfall & Duke, farmers Bottesford moor
Todd, Edward, farmer
Todd Elizabeth (Mrs), farmer
Todd Jas. Thrashing machine propr
Holdings in North Lincolnshire Local Studies Library
- Cross, J. (ed.) - Bottesford, Our Town. 1994.
- Bottesford Parish Council - Your Village. 1972.
- Peacock, Edward - Notes from the Records of The Manor of Bottesford. 1887.
References in the Star Newspaper Index
- Fire destroys 100 acres of collected wheat at Aspin Farm SFS 1.9.1934 4c .
- Historical item about witches at Bottesford SFS 6.5.1939 11b.
- Peacock family leaving Bottesford Manor LLS 8.6.1895 4d.
- Lindsey C.C. grant £90 towards cost of bridge over beckLS 15.5.1909 4f.