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Bank Holiday weather warning as torrential rain head for Scunthorpe

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The Met Office has delivered a weather warning for the Scunthorpe area for Bank Holiday Monday. Heavy downpours, lightning and thunder could bring a rapid change to the fine Bank Holiday weekend weather. The Met Office “yellow warning” is in place for

May 28, 2017 | News Editor

Scunthorpe

New bandstand for seaside town of Hornsea

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The bandstand in the town’s Memorial Gardens took three years to complete and cost £50,000.

Original Source BBC News Lincolnshire

May 28, 2017 | News Editor

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Scunthorpe Scorpions left reeling after Josh Auty retires

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SCUNTHORPE Scorpions have been left reeling by the news that the club’s all-time top-scorer Josh Auty has retired from speedway. It comes less than 24 hours after the news that reserve Josh Bailey is ‘taking time out’ of the sport, and leaves Scorpions …

May 28, 2017 | News Editor

Scunthorpe

Radio 1 Big Weekend 2017: Greg James thinks festival could be a legacy for future

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“I have been to Hull a couple of times and I’ve got family in Barton-upon-Humber. It’s not really Hull but it’s close. “This site is fantastic and I am definitely coming back. I love the Hull accent. I think it’s rubbing off on me.” In fact, he

May 28, 2017 | News Editor

Barton upon Humber

Sun, sea and sand as Cleethorpes sizzles!

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A queue of traffic down to Lockhill roundabout can only mean one thing as scooters, cars and pedestrians flock to Cleethorpes for a dose of Bank Holiday weekend sunshine! Families are currently enjoying the beautiful 22C weather, making the most of the …

May 28, 2017 | News Editor

Cleethorpes

Man dies on way to Radio 1’s Big Weekend after being taken ill on a bus

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A 21-year-old dies in hospital after being taken ill while on the way to Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Hull.

Original Source BBC News Lincolnshire

May 28, 2017 | News Editor

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Kalem Thomas: Solihull Moors sign versatile defender from Boston United

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Soilhull Moors make Boston United full-back Kalem Thomas their third signing in three days.

Original Source BBC News Lincolnshire

May 28, 2017 | News Editor

Lincolnshire

Kalern Thomas: Solihull Moors sign versatile defender from Boston United

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Solihull Moors make Boston United full-back Kalern Thomas their third signing in three days.

Original Source BBC News Lincolnshire

May 28, 2017 | News Editor

Lincolnshire

Super League: Catalans Dragons v Hull FC (Mon)

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Team news as Catalans Dragons face Hull FC in Monday’s Super League match at the Stade Gilbert Brutus (19:00 BST).

Original Source BBC News Lincolnshire

May 28, 2017 | News Editor

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Dan Llewellyn Hall’s Portraits at Sea at Hull Merchant Navy Club

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Portraits at Sea celebrates the city’s fishing heritage and includes a documentary by Anne-Marie Conlon.

Original Source BBC News Lincolnshire

May 28, 2017 | News Editor

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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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