Messingham

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Messingham
Holy Trinity Church, Messingham
Messingham Location within Lincolnshire
Population	3,718 (2011 census)
OS grid reference	SE893042
• London	140 mi (230 km) S
Unitary authority	North Lincolnshire
Ceremonial county	Lincolnshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SCUNTHORPE
Postcode district	DN17
Dialling code	01724
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Scunthorpe
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 53°31′38″N 0°39′12″W / 53.52727°N 0.65346°W / 53.52727; -0.65346Coordinates: 53°31′38″N 0°39′12″W / 53.52727°N 0.65346°W / 53.52727; -0.65346

Messingham is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England.

The village is situated on the A159, 4 miles (6 km) south from the centre of Scunthorpe and 1 mile (1.6 km) south from the M180. West Lindsey is 1 mile to the south, as is Scotter.

Messingham has a population of over 4,000 people, falling to 3,718 at the 2011 census.^[1]

Community[]

The village has a history of sheep farming.^{[citation needed]}

Schools serving the village are Messingham Primary School, Frederick Gough School, Queen Elizabeth's High School, Huntcliff and John Leggott College.^{[clarification needed]} The parish church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. There is also a Methodist church, on 24 July 1772.^{[clarification needed]} John Wesley was known to preach in Messingham, possibly at the site of the Green Tree public house.^{[citation needed]} 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 is a major employer of local people.^{[citation needed]}

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[]

External links[]

• Media related to Messingham at Wikimedia Commons
• Messingham Primary school
• Methodist church
• Messingham Sand Quarry
• Messingham Sand Quarry at the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
• messingham.net, Local online magazine