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Reference TA265065 (Locally referred to as skaffa)
Although
Anglo Saxon in origin, the earliest recorded reference to
Scarthoe was in the Domesday Book in 1086.
The
Church of 1086, which incorporated Saxon work dating from
before the Eleventh century, is substantially the same today,
although with more recent extensions.
The
tower was probably completed in the early Eleventh century.
St Giles Church
Scartho, now just a sub district of grimsby was once a thriving village, and still retains a village feel.
There are many places of religious worship here, the one that stands out for me, not because of the religion so much but the historical building is St Giles Church. This lovely country church, believed to be over 1000 years old, is hidden away behind a variety of very well established trees,
and stands within the graveyard. You can drive through the village and not notice it.
In
the churchyard there is a monument to the great war and WWII.
St
Giles church is available for visitors to look around inside
on Friday and Saturday Mornings
In
1916 13 bombs were dropped on Scartho by a German Zeppelin's;
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 opticians, a few shops and a Dance School.
At
the side of the building is a plaque commemorating the fact no one was seriously hurt.
The
church itself was badly damaged in the attack.
Scartho. with
a population of around 11,000 has remained a very desirable area of Grimsby, with good quality housing, schools and its own village centre complete with shops. There are regular busses into Grimsby Town Centre, The Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, A swimming Pool and the Grimsby Rugby Club.
The
property prices in Scartho reflect the relatively low crime rate.
Its
population has been boosted recently due to recent urban developments
such as the one at Scartho Top.
Scartho
was a separate 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.
Scartho
Top development started
in the mid 1990s and the aim is to eventually build 2,100
houses in an area of 169 acres, with a population of 7,000.With a further 40-plus acres has been designated as open space. There
are plans to have village shops,
a school and possibly a public house, in the next few years of the development.
The
land was part of Scartho parish until it was absorbed by
Grimsby in 1928 and was the site of Scartho Top Farm.
On
its northern edge is the Nunsthorpe Estate and to the south is the Springfield Estate.
To
the east is the Diana
Princess of Wales Hospital, while to the west
lies the boundary between Grimsby and the parish of Bradley. These
boundary's mark the extent of the planned development
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, and in 1962 the second one was built called The
Seven Seas.
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.
