North East Lincolnshire is a
unitary authorityA unitary authority is a type of local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area or performs additional functions which elsewhere in the relevant country are usually performed by national government or a higher level of sub-national...
in the
Yorkshire and the HumberYorkshire and the Humber is one of the nine government office regions of England. It covers most of the historic county of Yorkshire, along with the part of northern Lincolnshire that was, from 1974 to 1996, within the former shire county of Humberside...
region of
EnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, bordering the unitary authority of
North LincolnshireNorth Lincolnshire is a unitary authority area in the region of Yorkshire and the Humber in England. For ceremonial purposes it is part of Lincolnshire....
and the
administrative countyAn administrative county was an administrative division in England and Wales and Ireland used for the purposes of local government. They are now abolished, although in Northern Ireland their former areas are used as the basis for lieutenancy....
of
LincolnshireLincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Rutland, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, and the East Riding of Yorkshire. It also borders Northamptonshire for just 19 metres, England's shortest county boundary...
. These three administrative units make up the ceremonial county of
LincolnshireLincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Rutland, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, and the East Riding of Yorkshire. It also borders Northamptonshire for just 19 metres, England's shortest county boundary...
.
North East Lincolnshire was created from the boroughs of
CleethorpesCleethorpes was a local government district in Humberside, England from 1974 to 1996. It was granted borough status in 1975.It was formed on April 1, 1974, and covered Cleethorpes itself along with a wider area including Humberston, Laceby, Stallingborough, New Waltham, and Immingham...
and Great Grimsby on April 1, 1996 on the abolition of
HumbersideHumberside was a non-metropolitan county of England from 1 April 1974 until 1 April 1996. It was composed of land from either side of the Humber estuary, created from portions of the East and West Ridings of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, Parts of Lindsey...
.
Historically, it was part of the
Kingdom of LindseyLindsey or Linnuis is the name of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom that lay between the Humber and the Wash, forming its inland boundaries from the course of the Witham and Trent rivers , and the Foss Dyke between them...
.
- Ashby cum Fenby
Ashby cum Fenby is a village in North East Lincolnshire, England. The population at the 2001 census was 248.The village was recorded in the Domesday Book....
, AylesbyAylesby is a small village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire, England. The population at the 2001 census was 135. It is situated near the A18 road, west of Grimsby and north of Laceby.-References:...
- Barnoldby le Beck
Barnoldby le Beck is a small village in North East Lincolnshire, England, close to the village of Waltham and the town of Grimsby.-History:The parish is dedicated to St Helen. The village is the Ship Inn, situated on Main Road.-External links:...
, BeelsbyBeelsby is a village in North East Lincolnshire. The population at the 2001 census was 114. Primary industry is Agriculture centered around two firms, Beelsby Farming Company and Fenwick Brothers. The local church is St...
, BradleyBradley is a village in North East Lincolnshire which lies just outside the western boundary of Grimsby. The population at the 2001 census was 198. Its parish church is St. George's. To the south of the village, within the parish boundary, are Bradley Woods and the Dixons Wood Nature Reserve...
, BrigsleyBrigsley is a village in North East Lincolnshire, England. Its population at the 2001 census was 370.The village is perhaps well known for its popular . The local church is St Helen....
- Cleethorpes
Cleethorpes is a town and unparished area in North East Lincolnshire, England, situated on the estuary of the Humber. It has a population of 31,853.- History :...
- East Ravendale
East Ravendale is a small village 10km south of Grimsby.It has a small school, a church and around twenty houses, as well as a postbox and "Christmas World", a small warehouse-like Christmas experience featuring a Santa, several shops and a Cafe...
- Great Coates
Great Coates is a village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,111. It is to the north-west of the Grimsby urban area, and is served by Great Coates railway station....
, GrimsbyGrimsby is a seaport on the Humber Estuary in Lincolnshire, England. It has been the administrative centre of the unitary authority area of North East Lincolnshire since 1996. According to legend, Grimsby was first founded by Grim, a Danish fisherman. 'By' means 'village' in Old Norse and 'city'...
- Habrough
Habrough is a village in North East Lincolnshire, England. The population at the 2001 census was 649, and growing rapidly. Habrough railway station serves the village....
, HatcliffeHatcliffe is a small picturesque village in rural North East Lincolnshire, England. The village sits in a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Its population at the 2001 census was 115. It lies 12 km south-west of Grimsby and 3 km west of the A18 road. It neighbours the small village of...
, HealingHealing is a village near Grimsby in North East Lincolnshire, England, between Stallingborough and Great Coates. Its population at the 2001 census was 2,601....
, HumberstonHumberston is a large village and civil parish to the south of Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire...
- Immingham
Immingham is a town in North East Lincolnshire, located on the south bank of the Humber Estuary. It is six miles north west of Grimsby.-Geography:...
, Irby upon HumberIrby upon Humber is a small village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated on the A46 road south-west of Laceby.Its population at the 2001 census was 124. The Bishop of Grimsby has his residence there.-References:...
- Laceby
Laceby is a village in North East Lincolnshire, England, located on the A46 road just outside the western boundary of Grimsby. The main feature of the village is the 15th century Anglican parish church.-History:...
, Little CoatesLittle Coates is an area of western Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, England. Its history goes back to medieval times with a mention in the Domesday Book....
- New Waltham
New Waltham is a village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire. It is located just south of Grimsby and Cleethorpes close to the A16 , and is situated between the villages of Waltham and Humberston. Previously part of Waltham parish, the parish of New Waltham was created in 1961...
- Old Clee
Old Clee is located in the Clee Road and Carr Lane area of eastern Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, England and adjoins the neighbouring town of Cleethorpes, with which it has historic links. Previously a separate village, its parish church of Holy Trinity and Saint Mary, claimed to be the oldest...
- Scartho
Scartho is a suburb located in the southern part of Grimsby, England, in the county of North East Lincolnshire. with a population of around 11,000. Up until the end of the Second World War it was a village; subsequent post-war expansion on the greenfield areas between Scartho and Grimsby has...
, StallingboroughStallingborough is a village in North East Lincolnshire, a short distance from both Grimsby and Immingham. The population at the 2001 census was 1,195....
- Waltham
Waltham is a village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire, England.-Origins:The name of the village, 'Waltham' is a Saxon name. This does not mean they were the first settlers as identified Roman artifacts prove otherwise. There was however a substantial Saxon settlement on the site of the...
, WeelsbyWeelsby is located in the Weelsby Road area of eastern Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, England. Previously separate from Grimsby, Weelsby Woods and Weelsby Hall lie within the area, as does the Grimsby Tennis Centre, Peaks Lane fire station, Saint Andrews Hospice, Saint Hughs Hospital and the...
, Wold Newton
- Waltham Windmill
Waltham Windmill is a six-sailed windmill located in the village of Waltham, five miles from Grimsby in North East Lincolnshire. It is renowned in the area for having all six sails still in full working capacity, being one of the very few windmills like this in the United Kingdom.-Construction:The...
- Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway
Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway is a railway built in 1948 in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire operating between Cleethorpes Leisure Centre and Thorpe Park. It was originally built to a slightly smaller gauge.-History:...
- Pleasure Island
Pleasure Island is a section of the Walt Disney World Resort within the Downtown Disney shopping, dining and entertainment district. Stores on Pleasure Island are open from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. and restaurants from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. Pleasure Island officially opened May 1, 1989. In...
The North East Lincolnshire towns of
GrimsbyGrimsby is a seaport on the Humber Estuary in Lincolnshire, England. It has been the administrative centre of the unitary authority area of North East Lincolnshire since 1996. According to legend, Grimsby was first founded by Grim, a Danish fisherman. 'By' means 'village' in Old Norse and 'city'...
,
ImminghamImmingham is a town in North East Lincolnshire, located on the south bank of the Humber Estuary. It is six miles north west of Grimsby.-Geography:...
and
CleethorpesCleethorpes is a town and unparished area in North East Lincolnshire, England, situated on the estuary of the Humber. It has a population of 31,853.- History :...
, form the economic area known as
Greater GrimsbyThe North East Lincolnshire towns of Grimsby, Immingham and Cleethorpes, form the economic area known as Greater Grimsby. The main sectors of the Greater Grimsby economy are food and drink; ports and logistics; renewable energy; chemicals and process industries and digital media.- Europe’s food...
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North East Lincolnshire is a
unitary authorityA unitary authority is a type of local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area or performs additional functions which elsewhere in the relevant country are usually performed by national government or a higher level of sub-national...
in the
Yorkshire and the HumberYorkshire and the Humber is one of the nine government office regions of England. It covers most of the historic county of Yorkshire, along with the part of northern Lincolnshire that was, from 1974 to 1996, within the former shire county of Humberside...
region of
EnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, bordering the unitary authority of
North LincolnshireNorth Lincolnshire is a unitary authority area in the region of Yorkshire and the Humber in England. For ceremonial purposes it is part of Lincolnshire....
and the
administrative countyAn administrative county was an administrative division in England and Wales and Ireland used for the purposes of local government. They are now abolished, although in Northern Ireland their former areas are used as the basis for lieutenancy....
of
LincolnshireLincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Rutland, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, and the East Riding of Yorkshire. It also borders Northamptonshire for just 19 metres, England's shortest county boundary...
. These three administrative units make up the ceremonial county of
LincolnshireLincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Rutland, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, and the East Riding of Yorkshire. It also borders Northamptonshire for just 19 metres, England's shortest county boundary...
.
North East Lincolnshire was created from the boroughs of
CleethorpesCleethorpes was a local government district in Humberside, England from 1974 to 1996. It was granted borough status in 1975.It was formed on April 1, 1974, and covered Cleethorpes itself along with a wider area including Humberston, Laceby, Stallingborough, New Waltham, and Immingham...
and Great Grimsby on April 1, 1996 on the abolition of
HumbersideHumberside was a non-metropolitan county of England from 1 April 1974 until 1 April 1996. It was composed of land from either side of the Humber estuary, created from portions of the East and West Ridings of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, Parts of Lindsey...
.
Historically, it was part of the
Kingdom of LindseyLindsey or Linnuis is the name of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom that lay between the Humber and the Wash, forming its inland boundaries from the course of the Witham and Trent rivers , and the Foss Dyke between them...
.
Towns and villages
- Ashby cum Fenby
Ashby cum Fenby is a village in North East Lincolnshire, England. The population at the 2001 census was 248.The village was recorded in the Domesday Book....
, AylesbyAylesby is a small village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire, England. The population at the 2001 census was 135. It is situated near the A18 road, west of Grimsby and north of Laceby.-References:...
- Barnoldby le Beck
Barnoldby le Beck is a small village in North East Lincolnshire, England, close to the village of Waltham and the town of Grimsby.-History:The parish is dedicated to St Helen. The village is the Ship Inn, situated on Main Road.-External links:...
, BeelsbyBeelsby is a village in North East Lincolnshire. The population at the 2001 census was 114. Primary industry is Agriculture centered around two firms, Beelsby Farming Company and Fenwick Brothers. The local church is St...
, BradleyBradley is a village in North East Lincolnshire which lies just outside the western boundary of Grimsby. The population at the 2001 census was 198. Its parish church is St. George's. To the south of the village, within the parish boundary, are Bradley Woods and the Dixons Wood Nature Reserve...
, BrigsleyBrigsley is a village in North East Lincolnshire, England. Its population at the 2001 census was 370.The village is perhaps well known for its popular . The local church is St Helen....
- Cleethorpes
Cleethorpes is a town and unparished area in North East Lincolnshire, England, situated on the estuary of the Humber. It has a population of 31,853.- History :...
- East Ravendale
East Ravendale is a small village 10km south of Grimsby.It has a small school, a church and around twenty houses, as well as a postbox and "Christmas World", a small warehouse-like Christmas experience featuring a Santa, several shops and a Cafe...
- Great Coates
Great Coates is a village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,111. It is to the north-west of the Grimsby urban area, and is served by Great Coates railway station....
, GrimsbyGrimsby is a seaport on the Humber Estuary in Lincolnshire, England. It has been the administrative centre of the unitary authority area of North East Lincolnshire since 1996. According to legend, Grimsby was first founded by Grim, a Danish fisherman. 'By' means 'village' in Old Norse and 'city'...
- Habrough
Habrough is a village in North East Lincolnshire, England. The population at the 2001 census was 649, and growing rapidly. Habrough railway station serves the village....
, HatcliffeHatcliffe is a small picturesque village in rural North East Lincolnshire, England. The village sits in a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Its population at the 2001 census was 115. It lies 12 km south-west of Grimsby and 3 km west of the A18 road. It neighbours the small village of...
, HealingHealing is a village near Grimsby in North East Lincolnshire, England, between Stallingborough and Great Coates. Its population at the 2001 census was 2,601....
, HumberstonHumberston is a large village and civil parish to the south of Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire...
- Immingham
Immingham is a town in North East Lincolnshire, located on the south bank of the Humber Estuary. It is six miles north west of Grimsby.-Geography:...
, Irby upon HumberIrby upon Humber is a small village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated on the A46 road south-west of Laceby.Its population at the 2001 census was 124. The Bishop of Grimsby has his residence there.-References:...
- Laceby
Laceby is a village in North East Lincolnshire, England, located on the A46 road just outside the western boundary of Grimsby. The main feature of the village is the 15th century Anglican parish church.-History:...
, Little CoatesLittle Coates is an area of western Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, England. Its history goes back to medieval times with a mention in the Domesday Book....
- New Waltham
New Waltham is a village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire. It is located just south of Grimsby and Cleethorpes close to the A16 , and is situated between the villages of Waltham and Humberston. Previously part of Waltham parish, the parish of New Waltham was created in 1961...
- Old Clee
Old Clee is located in the Clee Road and Carr Lane area of eastern Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, England and adjoins the neighbouring town of Cleethorpes, with which it has historic links. Previously a separate village, its parish church of Holy Trinity and Saint Mary, claimed to be the oldest...
- Scartho
Scartho is a suburb located in the southern part of Grimsby, England, in the county of North East Lincolnshire. with a population of around 11,000. Up until the end of the Second World War it was a village; subsequent post-war expansion on the greenfield areas between Scartho and Grimsby has...
, StallingboroughStallingborough is a village in North East Lincolnshire, a short distance from both Grimsby and Immingham. The population at the 2001 census was 1,195....
- Waltham
Waltham is a village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire, England.-Origins:The name of the village, 'Waltham' is a Saxon name. This does not mean they were the first settlers as identified Roman artifacts prove otherwise. There was however a substantial Saxon settlement on the site of the...
, WeelsbyWeelsby is located in the Weelsby Road area of eastern Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, England. Previously separate from Grimsby, Weelsby Woods and Weelsby Hall lie within the area, as does the Grimsby Tennis Centre, Peaks Lane fire station, Saint Andrews Hospice, Saint Hughs Hospital and the...
, Wold Newton
Places of interest
- Waltham Windmill
Waltham Windmill is a six-sailed windmill located in the village of Waltham, five miles from Grimsby in North East Lincolnshire. It is renowned in the area for having all six sails still in full working capacity, being one of the very few windmills like this in the United Kingdom.-Construction:The...
- Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway
Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway is a railway built in 1948 in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire operating between Cleethorpes Leisure Centre and Thorpe Park. It was originally built to a slightly smaller gauge.-History:...
- Pleasure Island
Pleasure Island is a section of the Walt Disney World Resort within the Downtown Disney shopping, dining and entertainment district. Stores on Pleasure Island are open from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. and restaurants from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. Pleasure Island officially opened May 1, 1989. In...
Economy
The North East Lincolnshire towns of
GrimsbyGrimsby is a seaport on the Humber Estuary in Lincolnshire, England. It has been the administrative centre of the unitary authority area of North East Lincolnshire since 1996. According to legend, Grimsby was first founded by Grim, a Danish fisherman. 'By' means 'village' in Old Norse and 'city'...
,
ImminghamImmingham is a town in North East Lincolnshire, located on the south bank of the Humber Estuary. It is six miles north west of Grimsby.-Geography:...
and
CleethorpesCleethorpes is a town and unparished area in North East Lincolnshire, England, situated on the estuary of the Humber. It has a population of 31,853.- History :...
, form the economic area known as
Greater GrimsbyThe North East Lincolnshire towns of Grimsby, Immingham and Cleethorpes, form the economic area known as Greater Grimsby. The main sectors of the Greater Grimsby economy are food and drink; ports and logistics; renewable energy; chemicals and process industries and digital media.- Europe’s food...
. The main sectors of the Greater Grimsby economy are food and drink; ports and logistics; renewable energy; chemicals and process industries and digital media.
This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of North and North East Lincolnshire at current basic prices
published (pp. 240-253) by
Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.
| Year |
Regional Gross Value Added |
Agriculture |
Industry |
Services |
| 1995 |
3,512 |
82 |
1,701 |
1,729 |
| 2000 |
3,861 |
60 |
1,805 |
1,997 |
| 2003 |
4,569 |
62 |
1,896 |
2,611 |