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The Parish Church is St Michael's |
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The Parish covers about 1,000 acres (4 km²) |
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Little Coates is mentioned in the Doomsday Book 1086 |
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Evidence of occupation here during the Norman conquest of 1861 with a population of 59 |
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Grimsby Golf Course is here, by the side of a large Hotel |
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Little Coates originally stretched northward to the Pyewipe industrial estate, westward to the River Freshney and south to Laceby Road (A46). On the other side of the river are Great Coates, the Willows and Wybers Wood Housing Estate. To the south is Bradley.*
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| Natural Springs near Chelmsford Avenue and West Hill Road would have been a major reason for settling here, this area soon became a proper waterworks in 1863, pumping supplies to grimsby via scartho reservoir. This is still in use today by anglian water. |
| Dixons paper mill was opened in 1906. |
| In 1928 Little Coates was absorbed mainly by Grimsby, with the remainder allocated to Great Coates. |
| St Michael's Church works with Great Coates Church, just along the same road and Bradley Church |
| The Little coates Community Centre in Saint Michael's Road |
| The Yarborough Community Centre in Yarrow Road |
| Yarborough Resource Centre |
| Grimsby Golf Course (Little coates Road) |
| Grimsby Auditorium |
| Grimsby Leisure Centre (Cromwell Road) |
| Freshney Parkway recreation area |
| Cromwell Road fire station |
| the Cromwell Road Resource Centre |
| The council housing in the area was transferred to Shoreline Housing in 2005, and a decision has been made to demolish the Yarborough estate Housing and rebuild due to the vast defects in the construction. |
