Messingham is a village and
civil parish in
North Lincolnshire, England.
The village is situated on the
A159, south from the centre of
Scunthorpe and south from the
M180.
West Lindsey is 1 mile to the south, as is
Scotter
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The population of the ...
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Messingham has a population of over 4,000 people.
Community
Schools serving the village are Messingham Primary School,
Frederick Gough School,
Queen Elizabeth's High School,
Huntcliff and
John Leggott College
John Leggott College is a sixth form college on West Common Lane, in Old Brumby, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, England.
History
Technical school
The earliest predecessor to the college was known as Scunthorpe Technical High School oCole Str ...
. The paris
churchis dedicated to the Holy Trinity. There is also a
Methodist church, on 24 July 1772
John Wesley
John Wesley (; 2 March 1791) was an English people, English cleric, Christian theology, theologian, and Evangelism, evangelist who was a leader of a Christian revival, revival movement within the Church of England known as Methodism. The soci ...
was known to preach in Messingham, possibly at the site of the Green Tree public house. Village public houses are th
Horn Inn Green Tree Inn and Crown Inn on High Street, and th
Bird in the Barleyon Northfield Road (A159).
Scunthorpe's
'British Steel' steel works is a major employer of local people.
On the outskirts of Messingham is Grange Park Golf Club, Messingham Zoo
and nearby on the
B1400 road
B roads are numbered routes in Great Britain of lesser importance than A roads. See the article Great Britain road numbering scheme
The Great Britain road numbering scheme is a numbering scheme used to classify and identify all roads in G ...
, a nature reserve. The Sand Quarry is a
Site of Special Scientific Interest
A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of ...
.
Sport
Messingham has various sports clubs. Football, Cricket and Bowls clubs are based at the Northfield Road site.
References
External links
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Messingham Primary schoolMessingham Parish CouncilMessingham Bird Watching
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Villages in the Borough of North Lincolnshire
Civil parishes in Lincolnshire