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North Lincolnshire
| Borough of North Lincolnshire | |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Unitary, Borough |
| Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Ceremonial County: | Lincolnshire |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 41st 846.31 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Scunthorpe |
| ONS code: | 00FD |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density | Ranked 101st 153,737 182 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 97.5% White 1.6% S.Asian |
| Politics | |
| North Lincolnshire Council http://www.northlincs.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative |
| MPs: | Ian Cawsey, Shona McIsaac, Elliot Morley |
North Lincolnshire is a unitary authority in
England, established in April 1996, one of the first unitary councils.
The 846 km² council area lies on the south side of the Humber estuary and consists mainly of agricultural land, including land on either side of the River Trent. It borders onto North East Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, and North Yorkshire. For ceremonial purposes it is treated as part of Lincolnshire, and is in the governmental region of Yorkshire and the Humber.
Until April 1, 1996, the area had been part of Humberside. The district was formed by a merger of the boroughs of Glanford and Scunthorpe, and southern Boothferry.
There are three significant towns: Scunthorpe (the administrative centre), Barton-upon-Humber and Brigg.
Towns and villages
- Alkborough, Amcotts , Appleby
- Barrow Haven , Bonby , Bottesford , Brigg, Broughton , Burton Stather , Burton upon Stather
- Cadney , Crowle , Croxton
- Ealand , East Butterwick , East Halton , Eastoft , Elsham , Epworth, Epworth Turbary
- Fockerby
- Gainsthorpe Garthorpe , Goxhill Haven , Gunness
- Hibaldstow , Howsham
- Keadby , Kingsforth , Kirmington , Kirton in Lindsey
- Manton , Melton Ross , Messingham , Mill Place
- New Holland , North Killingholme
- Sandtoft , Santon , Saxby All Saints , Scawby , Scunthorpe, South End , South Killingholme , Sturton
- Thornton Curtis
- Ulceby , Ulceby Skitter
- Walcot , West Butterwick , West Halton , Whitton, Winteringham , Winterton, Wootton , Worlaby , Wressle
- Yaddlethorpe
Places of interest
- Elsham Hall
- Normanby Hall
- Thornton Abbey
- Mount Pleasant Mill, a windmill at Kirton in Lindsey
- Wrawby Postmill, a windmill
- Alkborough Turf Maze
- Stainforth & Keadby Canal
- Appleby Frodingham Railway Preservation Society , a heritage railway
- Viking Way , a long distance footpath
- Humber Bridge
- Gainsthorpe Deserted Medieval Village,
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