Messingham
| Messingham | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 Holy Trinity Church, Messingham | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE893042 |
| Location: | 53°31’38"N, -0°39’12"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 3,718 (2011) |
| Post town: | Scunthorpe |
| Postcode: | DN17 |
| Dialling code: | 01724 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Lincolnshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Scunthorpe |
Messingham is a village and parish in the north of Lindsey in Lincolnshire. It forms part of the Manley Wapentake.
The village is situated on the A159, four miles south of the centre of Scunthorpe and a mile south of the M180. Scotter is a mile to the south.
Messingham has a population of roughly 4,000 people, falling to 3,718 at the 2011 census.[1]
Community
The village has a history of sheep farming.
The parish church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. There is also a Methodist church. On 24 July 1772, John Wesley was known to preach in Messingham, possibly at the site of the Green Tree public house. Village public houses are the Horn Inn, Green Tree Inn and Crown Inn on High Street, and the Bird in the Barley on Northfield Road (A159).
Scunthorpe's British Steel steel works was historically a major employer of local people.
On the outskirts of Messingham is Grange Park Golf Club[2], Messingham Zoo[3] and nearby on the B1400 road, a nature reserve. The Sand Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Sport
Messingham has various sports clubs. Football, Cricket and Bowls clubs are based at the Northfield Road site.
References
- ↑ "Civil parish population 2011". Nrighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11126508&c=Messingham&d=16&e=62&g=6382508&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1461063655688&enc=1. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ↑ "Grange Park Golf and Leisure, Butterwick Road, Messingham, DN17 3PP". https://www.grangepark.com/contact. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ↑ "MESSINGHAM ZOO LTD - Overview (free company information from Companies House)" (in en). https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/11156115. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
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