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This weekend, the has also been down to get a piece of the action of Rescue Day, which was a storming success and Brigg and Barton Bike Nights. We also attended Party on the Field – an event raising money for the neonatal unit at …

July 9, 2017 | News Editor

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Bishops ‘abuse cover-up’ resignation call by alleged victim

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Matt Ineson says Church leaders did not act when he told them of the alleged abuse during 1984.

Original Source BBC News Lincolnshire

July 9, 2017 | News Editor

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Hundreds enjoy the sun at Healing Village Showcase event – see if you were caught on camera!

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July 9, 2017 | News Editor

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Author visits Scunthorpe children

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Enter your postcode to see news and information near you Community updates, Crime Statistics, Local News & Events and much more… Joyce Dunbar reads her book to Scunthorpe children. Share. Imagination Library author Joyce Dunbar has visited …

July 9, 2017 | News Editor

Scunthorpe

2 Spalding brothers who threatened firefighters have been sentenced

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The crews were trying to rescue their Mum from a burning flat

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July 9, 2017 | News Editor

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North Ferriby United v Scunthorpe United – match ratings …

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The Scunthorpe United players got their first taste of competitive pre-season action when they took on North Ferriby United.and more »

July 9, 2017 | News Editor

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Liam Trotter looked a tidy player for Scunthorpe United – video verdict

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It was the perfect start to the pre-season campaign for the Iron as they grew into the game and built on the 2-0 lead they had at half time. After goals from Conor Townsend and Jonathon Margetts, the Iron ran riot in the second half as Kyle Wootton …

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Not to be confused with Humberstone, Leicestershire.

Humberston
Humberston Beach
Humberston Humberston shown within Lincolnshire
Population	5,384 (2001)
OS grid reference	TA310053
- London	140 mi (230 km) south
Civil parish	Humberston
District	North East Lincolnshire
Unitary authority	North East Lincolnshire
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Ceremonial county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GRIMSBY
Postcode district	DN36
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Cleethorpes

Humberston is a large village and civil parish to the south of Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England (the boundary with Cleethorpes runs along North Sea Lane and Humberston Road). Its population at the 2001 census was 5,384. However, it is likely to have increased in the past 10 years.^[1]

The Greenwich Meridian line

North Sea Lane

The Prime Meridian passes to the east of Humberston and runs through Thorpe Park caravan site.^{[citation needed]}

Humberston, or Humberstone as the village was known at first, takes its name from a large boulder, the Humber Stone, which was deposited on the site of the former Midfield Farm on the east side of the village during the last ice age.^{[citation needed]} This boulder can still be seen at the entrance to the village library, near St Peters Church. The "e" at the end of the name was later dropped, to avoid confusion with another place of the same name, viz. Humberstone, Leicestershire.

St.Peter's church

The oldest and tallest building in Humberston is St Peter's Church, rebuilt about 1710, the tower of which is over seven hundred years old.^[2] At the back of the church is the site of the former Humberston Abbey of Benedictine monks founded here in the reign of Henry II, dedicated to Saints Mary and Peter. The only remains that are left are ground workings of which the monks' mound is very prominent in the manor house garden, and during excavations stone sarcophagi were found.^[3] The Wesleyan Methodists built a small chapel here on Humberston Avenue in 1835. A larger, replacement chapel was built in 1907.^[4]

Humberstone has several claims for historic prominence:

This is where the Danes landed early in the year 870 to begin their scourge and plunder of Lincolnshire.^{[citation needed]}
One of the first Wireless Stations was built here in 1910.^{[citation needed]}

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