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Cleethorpes RNLI called into action seven times in five days

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On the warm Sunday evening, there were multiple reports of people cut off on the sandbanks off Cleethorpes, resulting in the lifeboat launching twice within the space of twenty minutes. All those reported were safely accounted for, the volunteer crew

August 10, 2016 | News Editor

Cleethorpes

Cleethorpes RNLI called into action seven times in five days – ITV.com

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The Cleethorpes lifeboat launched seven times over five days following various reports including vessels in difficulty, people cut off and a kite surfer in trouble.and more »

August 10, 2016 | News Editor

Cleethorpes

Concern for missing pregnant woman

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Concern is growing for a missing Cleethorpes woman, who was last seen by her partner yesterday afternoon. Officers leading the search for 31-year-old Donna Purvis – who is also known as Brita – are particularly concerned as she is pregnant – though may

August 8, 2016 | News Editor

Cleethorpes

Concern for missing pregnant woman | Calendar – ITV News – ITV.com

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Read the latest Calendar stories, Concern for missing pregnant woman on , videos, stories and all the latest Calendar news.and more »

August 8, 2016 | News Editor

Cleethorpes

Weekend Walk: Three Humber Villages

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August 6, 2016 | News Editor

Alkborough

Seven homes planned for Ashby-cum-Fenby development

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Developers are hoping to be given the go ahead to transform a currently unused village paddock into an estate of several three, four and five bed houses, and single storey properties. Around 30 new people could settle in Ashby-Cum-Fenby – which at the …

August 6, 2016 | News Editor

Ashby cum Fenby

Woman gives birth in less than 60 seconds while standing in hospital entrance

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Most expectant mothers hope for a safe and speedy delivery but few expect one in less than 60 seconds. Jessica Stubbins from Scunthorpe was barely through the hospital doors before she gave birth to her daughter Lucy. Her husband Tom was still parking

August 5, 2016 | News Editor

Scunthorpe

Village to host giant street party after radio competition success

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A FUNDRAISING head-to-head battle has raised more than £3,000 for charity with victors Burton-upon-Stather winning itself a street party. The fundraisers, from Old Row in the village, were taking part in Viking FM’s Happy Streets competition with the …

August 1, 2016 | News Editor

Burton upon Stather

Is this Scunthorpe plant the tallest delphinium in the world?

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That’s what a keen pair of gardeners in North Lincolnshire believe after their plant grew … and grew … to 9ft 8in. … Mr Dunn, of Vicarage Lane, Cadney, said that they planted the skyscraping plant for an open garden event, but that it “just kept …

July 31, 2016 | News Editor

Cadney

Revealed: North Lincolnshire’s best and worst GP surgeries as ranked by you

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Dr Dwyer and Partners Cedar Medical Practice, Ashby Road, Scunthorpe, 88.7 per cent. Barnetby Medical Centre, Barnetby-le-Wold, 87.5 per cent. West Butterwick Branch Surgery, West Butterwick, 87.2 per cent. Belton Branch Surgery, Belton, 87.2 per cent.and more »

July 31, 2016 | News Editor

Barnetby le Wold

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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