North Lincolnshire
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North Lincolnshire
Geography
Status:	Unitary, Borough
Region:	Yorkshire and the Humber
Admin. County:	Unitary
Area:   Total:	Ranked 41st 846.31 km²
Admin. HQ:	Scunthorpe
ONS code:	00FD
Demographics
Population:   Total (2007 est.):   Density:	Ranked 102nd 159,400 188 / km²
Ethnicity:	96.5% White 2.0% S.Asian1
Politics
North Lincolnshire Council http://www.northlincs.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Labour
MPs:	Ian Cawsey (L) Elliot Morley (L)

North Lincolnshire is a unitary authority area in the region of Yorkshire and the Humber in England. For ceremonial purposes it is part of Lincolnshire.

The 846 km² council area lies on the south side of the Humber estuary and consists mainly of agricultural land, including land on either side of the River Trent. It borders onto North East Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Before the creation of Humberside in 1974, it was part of Lincolnshire, only becoming North Lincolnshire in 1996 on the abolition of Humberside. Until 1 April, 1996, the area had been part of Humberside. The district was formed by a merger of the boroughs of Glanford and Scunthorpe, and southern Boothferry.

There are three significant towns: Scunthorpe (the administrative centre), Brigg and Barton-upon-Humber.

Towns and villages

• Alkborough, Althorpe, Amcotts, Appleby
• Barrow Haven, Barrow upon Humber, Barnetby-Le-Wold, Barton on Humber, Bonby, Bottesford, Brigg, Broughton, Burringham, Burton upon Stather
• Cadney, Coleby, Crowle, Croxton
• Dragonby
• Ealand, East Butterwick, East Halton, Eastoft, Elsham, Epworth, Epworth Turbary
• Flixborough, Fockerby,ferriby Sluice
• Gainsthorpe, Garden Village, Garthorpe, Goxhill, Gunness
• Haxey, Hibaldstow, Howsham
• Keadby, Kingsforth, Kirmington, Kirton in Lindsey
• Manton, Melton Ross, Messingham, Mill Place
• New Holland, North Killingholme
• Owston Ferry
• Redbourne
• Sandtoft, Santon , Saxby All Saints, Scawby, Scunthorpe, Scotter, South End, South Killingholme, Sturton, South Ferriby
• Thornton Curtis
• Ulceby, Ulceby Skitter
• Walcot, West Butterwick, West Halton, Whitton, Winteringham, Winterton, Wootton, Worlaby, Wrawby, Wressle
• Yaddlethorpe

Places of interest

River Ancholme, Brigg

• Elsham Hall
• Normanby Hall
• Thornton Abbey
• Mount Pleasant Mill, a windmill at Kirton in Lindsey
• Wrawby Postmill, a windmill
• Alkborough Turf Maze
• Stainforth & Keadby Canal
• Appleby Frodingham Railway Preservation Society, a heritage railway
• The birthplace of John Wesley at Epworth
• The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft
• Viking Way, a long distance footpath
• Humber Bridge
• Gainsthorpe Deserted Medieval Village,

Politics

As of the 2007 election the council is currently controlled by the Labour Party with 22 councillors [1]. The Conservative Party holds 18 seats, The Liberal Democrats hold 1 seat and Independents hold two seats.

Economy

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.

1. ^ Office for National Statistics
2. ^ Components may not sum to totals due to rounding
3. ^ includes hunting and forestry
4. ^ includes energy and construction
5. ^ includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured

Photos

St. Hybald Church in Hibaldstow, Brigg	Mount Pleasant Mill in Kirton in Lindsey
Thornton Abbey in Thornton Curtis	Humber Bridge between Hessle and Barton-upon-Humber