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Grimsby Dock Tower

Grimsby Grimsby, or Great Grimsby is a seaport on the Humber in Lincolnshire. The port was well known to the Norse in the great seagoing age of that nation, and it was named in their language. According to local legend, Grimsby was first founded by Grim, a Danish fisherman; 'by' means 'village' in Old Norse. The name of Grimsby is inextricably linked with the sea fishing industry, which once gave the town much of its wealth. At its peak in the 1950s, it was the largest and busiest fishing port in the world. It is still home to the largest fish market in the United Kingdom although most of what is sold is now brought overland from other ports or from Iceland in shipping containers. (Read more)