Messingham is a village and

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, England. The village is situated on the A159, south from the centre of

Scunthorpe Scunthorpe () is an industrial town and unparished area in the unitary authority of North Lincolnshire in Lincolnshire, England of which it is the main administrative centre. Scunthorpe had an estimated total population of 82,334 in 2016. A pre ...

and south from the M180.

West Lindsey West Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. Its council is based in Gainsborough. History The district was formed on 1 April 1974, from the urban districts of Gainsborough, Market Rasen, along with Caistor Rural Distr ...

is 1 mile to the south, as is

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

Community

The village has a history of sheep farming. Schools serving the village are Messingham Primary School,

Frederick Gough School Frederick Gough School is a community secondary school in Scunthorpe, England, for approximately 1,300 pupils aged from 11 to 16. History Grammar school For two years, before it opened, the selected group of 110 were taught at Riddings Seconda ...

Queen Elizabeth's High School Queen Elizabeth's High School is a mixed grammar school in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. The school, established in 1983, but with a timeline to 1589, is an amalgamation of the previous Gainsborough High School and Queen Elizabeth's Gr ...

, 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
church
is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. There is also a

Methodist Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's b ...

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 Barley
on 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, a nature reserve. The Sand Quarry is a

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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 school

Methodist church

Messingham Bird Watching

messingham.net, Local online magazine
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