Messingham

For other uses, see Messingham (disambiguation).

Messingham
Holy Trinity Church, Messingham
Messingham Messingham shown within Lincolnshire
Population	3,718 (2011 census)
OS grid reference	SE893042
– London	140 mi (230 km) S
Unitary authority	North Lincolnshire
Ceremonial county	Lincolnshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SCUNTHORPE
Postcode district	DN17
Dialling code	01724
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Scunthorpe
List of places UK England Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 53°31′38″N 0°39′12″W / 53.52727°N 0.65346°W / 53.52727; -0.65346

Messingham is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England.

The village is situated on the A159, 4 miles (6 km) south from the centre of Scunthorpe and 1 mile (1.6 km) south from the M180. West Lindsey is 1 mile to the south, as is Scotter.

Messingham has a population of over 4,000 people, falling to 3,718 at the 2011 census.^[1]

Community

The village has a history of sheep farming.

Schools serving the village are Messingham Primary School, Frederick Gough School, Queen Elizabeth High School and Huntcliff. The parish church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. There is also a Methodist church, on 24 July 1772. John Wesley was known to preach in Messingham, possibly at the site of the Green Tree public house. Village public houses are the Horn Inn, Green Tree Inn and Crown Inn on High Street, and the Bird in the Barley on Northfield Road (A159).

Scunthorpe's (Corus) steel works is a major employer of local people.

On the outskirts of Messingham is Grange Park Golf Club, and nearby on the B1400 road, a nature reserve. The Sand Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Sport

Messingham has various sports clubs. Football, Cricket and Bowls clubs are based at the Northfield Road site.

References

↑ "Civil parish population 2011". Nrighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 April 2016.

External links

Media related to Messingham at Wikimedia Commons
Messingham Primary school
Methodist church
Messingham Sand Quarry
Messingham Sand Quarry at the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
messingham.net, Local online magazine

Ceremonial county of Lincolnshire

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Unitary authorities	North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire

Boroughs or districts	Boston East Lindsey Lincoln North Kesteven South Holland South Kesteven West Lindsey

Major settlements	Alford Barton-upon-Humber Boston Bottesford Bourne Brigg Broughton Burgh-le-Marsh Caistor Cleethorpes Crowland Crowle Epworth Gainsborough Grantham Grimsby Holbeach Horncastle Immingham Kirton-in-Lindsey Lincoln Long Sutton Louth Mablethorpe Market Deeping Market Rasen North Hykeham Scunthorpe Skegness Sleaford Spalding Spilsby Stamford Wainfleet All Saints Winterton Wragby See also: List of civil parishes in Lincolnshire

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