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Former Scunthorpe United loanee Richie Smallwood looks set to join League One new-boys Blackburn Rovers. The 26-year-old is a free agent after rejecting a new contract at Rotherham United following their relegation to the third tier. And he is now

June 19, 2017 | News Editor

Scunthorpe

Blackburn Rovers set to sign former Scunthorpe United loanee …

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Former Scunthorpe United loanee Richie Smallwood looks set to join League One new-boys Blackburn Rovers. The 26-year-old is a free agent after rejecting a

June 19, 2017 | News Editor

Scunthorpe

Grimsby’s Muslim community says ‘action must be taken’ after London terror attack

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Enter your postcode to see news and information near you Community updates, Crime Statistics, Local News & Events and much more… Police forensics officers prepare to examine the scene near Finsbury Park Mosque in which one man was killed after a

June 19, 2017 | News Editor

Barnoldby le Beck

Flags raised to mark start of Armed Forces Day celebrations in Cleethorpes

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Armed Forces Day celebrations are now officially underway after four flags were cast aloft along Cleethorpes seafront as a mark of respect to Britain’s military forces. Flying high at memorial gate, in the heart of the town, the flags represent a

June 19, 2017 | News Editor

Cleethorpes

Cleethorpes’ new bar The Counting House open in ‘six to eight’ weeks

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Cleethorpes’ vintage bar and restaurant The Counting House – which is in the process of being transformed from a bank – could be open by the end of July. Located in the shell of former HSBC bank, in Sea View Street, it’s the newest trendy bar and

June 19, 2017 | News Editor

Cleethorpes

Accident brings traffic chaos near Tesco in Cleethorpes

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A car and a lorry have collided outside the Tesco Extra in Cleethorpes causing major traffic problems. Police have advised motorists to avoid the area after the collision between a Nissan car and Renault truck on Hewitt’s Avenue. Traffic around Hewitt …

June 19, 2017 | News Editor

Cleethorpes

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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