Little Coates
| Little Coates | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 St Michael's Church, Little Coates | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TA246085 |
| Location: | 53°33’33"N, 0°7’12"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Grimsby |
| Postcode: | DN34 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North East Lincolnshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Great Grimsby |
Little Coates is a village which has become a mere area of western Grimsby in Lindsey, the northern part of Lincolnshire.
Previously a separate village, Little Coates is now contiguous with the townscape of Grimsby. It has Yarborough and Littlefield to the north and east respectively and the River Freshney as a natural boundary to the west. On the other side of the river is the parish of Great Coates, where the Willows/Wybers Wood estates have been built, while to the south lies the parish of Bradley.
History
Little Coates was already inhabited at the time of the Norman conquest. By 1861 it had a population of 59 and consisted of Saint Michael's church and a few cottages. There was also a farm on the site where now stands the recreation ground and golf course.
Situated just within the parish, near present-day Chelmsford Avenue and Westhill Road, were natural water springs. Waterworks were established here in 1863 by the Great Grimsby Waterworks Company. Supplies were pumped from the springs to homes in neighbouring Grimsby via a reservoir at Scartho. Today the site is owned by Anglian Water.
By 1901 the population had reached 83. In the northern corner of the parish fish curing houses were erected. Dixons paper mill opened in 1906 – population increased as houses were built in the vicinity of the mill, with a community established in the Gilbey Road area. The mill closed in 1973. Little Coates school was opened in Harlow Street, and is still functioning. In 1921 Little Coates had a population of 2,768.
Community
The parish church is St Michael on Great Coates Road. It cooperates with Great Coates and Bradley village churches, and serves approximately 20,000 people at the western side of the town.
The Littlecoates Community Centre on Saint Michaels Road, Yarborough Community Centre on Yarrow Road, and the Yarborough Resource Centre on Central Parade, provide social activities for residents.
Kingston Gardens is situated in the Waterworks Cottages area. The gardens include a pond and eight acres of woodland. A local residents' group, Friends of Kingston Gardens, improve and maintain the site.
Grimsby Golf Course, Capes Recreation Ground, The Humber Royal Hotel on Littlecoates Road, Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby Leisure Centre on Cromwell Road, and part of the Freshney Parkway recreation area are within Little Coates.
Outside links
- Parish of Great and Little Coates with Bradley - The West Grimsby Team Ministry