North Lincolnshire facts for kids
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Borough of North Lincolnshire
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Unitary authority and borough
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Ceremonial county | Lincolnshire |
| Admin. HQ | Scunthorpe |
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| • Type | North Lincolnshire Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 326.8 sq mi (846.3 km2) |
| Area rank | 41st |
| Population
(2005 est.)
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| • Total | 172,292 |
| • Rank | Ranked 114th |
| • Density | 527.28/sq mi (203.583/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
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| ONS code | 00FD (ONS) E06000013 (GSS) |
| Ethnicity | 96.5% White 2.0% S. Asian |
| Website | northlincs.gov.uk |
North Lincolnshire is a unitary authority area in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of 167,446 in the 2011 census. The borough includes the towns of Scunthorpe, Brigg, Haxey, Crowle, Epworth, Bottesford, Kirton in Lindsey and Barton-upon-Humber. North Lincolnshire is part of the Yorkshire and Humber region.
North Lincolnshire was formed following the abolition of Humberside County Council in 1996, when four unitary authorities replaced it, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire, on the south bank of the Humber Estuary, and the East Riding of Yorkshire and Kingston upon Hull on the north bank.
It is home to the Haxey Hood, a traditional event which takes place in Haxey on 6 January, a large football scrum where a leather tube (the "hood") is pushed to one of four pubs, where it remains until next year's game.
In 2015, North Lincolnshire Council began discussions with the other nine authorities in the Greater Lincolnshire area as part of a devolution bid. If successful this would see greater powers over education, transport, health, crime and social care being devolved from central government.
Location
The 846 km2 (327 sq mi) 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, South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire. The council's administrative base is at the Civic Centre in Scunthorpe.
History of area
Before the creation of Humberside in 1974, it was part of Lincolnshire, becoming North Lincolnshire only in 1996, on the abolition of Humberside. Until 1 April 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.
Towns and villages
- Alkborough, Althorpe, Amcotts, Appleby
- Barrow Haven, Barrow upon Humber, Barnetby-Le-Wold, Barton on Humber, Belton, Beltoft, Bonby, Bottesford, Brigg, Broughton, Burringham, Burton upon Stather
- Cadney, Coleby, Crowle, Croxton
- Dragonby
- Ealand, East Butterwick, East Halton, Eastoft, Elsham, Epworth, Epworth Turbary
- Flixborough, Fockerby, Ferriby Sluice
- Gainsthorpe, Garthorpe, Goxhill, Grasby, Gunness
- Haxey, Hibaldstow, Howsham
- Keadby, Kingsforth, Kirmington, Kirton in Lindsey
- Manton, Melton Ross, Messingham, Mill Place
- New Holland, North Killingholme
- Owston Ferry
- Redbourne, Roxby
- Sandtoft, Santon, Saxby All Saints, Scawby with Sturton, Scunthorpe, Scotter, South End, South Killingholme, South Ferriby
- Thornton Curtis
- Ulceby, Ulceby Skitter
- Walcot, Westwoodside, West Butterwick, West Halton, Whitton, Winteringham, Winterton, Wootton, Worlaby, Wrawby, Wressle
- Yaddlethorpe
Gallery
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St. Hybald Church in Hibaldstow, Brigg
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Thornton Abbey in Thornton Curtis
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Humber Bridge between Hessle and Barton-upon-Humber
Economy
This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of North and North East Lincolnshire at current basic prices published (pp. 240–253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling. 2004 onwards published (pp. 139) in 2007
| Year | Regional Gross Value Added | Agriculture | Industry | Services |
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| 1995 | 3,512 | 82 | 1,701 | 1,729 |
| 2000 | 3,861 | 60 | 1,805 | 1,997 |
| 2003 | 4,569 | 62 | 1,896 | 2,611 |
| 2004 | 4,838 | – | – | – |
| 2005 | 4,941 | – | – | – |
| 2006 | 5,126 | – | – | – |
| 2007 | 5,494 | – | – | – |
Eastern Airways has its head office in the Schiphol House on the grounds of Humberside Airport in Kirmington, North Lincolnshire. Scunthorpe is the home of the British Steel owned Appleby-Frodingham steel plant, one of the largest and most successful plants in Europe. Port operations, green energy, logistics, agriculture and food processing are important elements of the areas employment profile.
Education
See also
In Spanish: North Lincolnshire para niños
