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Great Grimsby

Great Grimsby
Grimsby Dock Tower.jpg
Grimsby Dock Tower
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Coat of arms of Grimsby
Great Grimsby is located in Lincolnshire
Great Grimsby
Great Grimsby
Great Grimsby shown within Lincolnshire
Population 88,243 (2011)
OS grid reference TA279087
• London 140 mi (230 km) S
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town GRIMSBY
Postcode district DN31 – DN34, DN35, DN37
Dialling code 01472
Police Humberside
Fire Humberside
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
LincolnshireCoordinates: 53°33′34″N 0°04′05″W / 53.5595°N 0.0680°W / 53.5595; -0.0680
Great Grimsby
Grimsby town hall
Grimsby town hall
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Great Grimsby as a Borough of Humberside
Area
 • 1911 2,868 acres (11.61 km2)
 • 1961 5,881 acres (23.80 km2)
History
 • Created 1835
 • Abolished 1996
 • Succeeded by North East Lincolnshire
Status Town Charter Granted 1201
Municipal Borough (1835–1889)
County Borough (1889–1974)
Borough (1974–1996)
 • HQ Grimsby
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Arms of Great Grimsby Borough Council

Grimsby, also known as Great Grimsby, is a large town and seaport in Lincolnshire, England, on the South Bank of the Humber Estuary close to where it reaches the North Sea. It is the administrative centre of North East Lincolnshire.

Grimsby developed as a major sea port on the east coast of England, hosting the largest fishing fleet in the world by the mid-20th century. The fishing industry declined dramatically after the Cod Wars. Since then the town has battled with post-industrial decline. Since the 1990s the local council has encouraged food manufacturing.

The Grimsby–Cleethorpes conurbation acts as the cultural, shopping and industrial centre for a large area of northern and eastern Lincolnshire.

The town was titled "Great Grimsby" to distinguish it from Little Grimsby, a village about 14 miles (22 km) to the south, near Louth. People from Grimsby are called Grimbarians; the term (plural codheads) is also used jokingly or disparagingly, often with reference to Grimsby football supporters.

The town had a population of 88,243 in 2011. It is physically linked to and forms a conurbation with the adjoining town of Cleethorpes. Some 11,000 of its residents live in the village of Scartho, which was absorbed into Grimsby before 20th-century laws on the green belt were passed. All three areas come under the jurisdiction of the same unitary authority, North East Lincolnshire. It is close to the main terminus of the A180, which ends in Cleethorpes. 22 January is Great Grimsby Day.

Grimsby lies in the national character areas of the Humber, and the Lincolnshire coast and Marshes; it is predominantly low in topography. The town was historically settled on low-lying islands and raised areas of the Humber marsh, and subsequently expanded onto the surrounding marshes as they were drained. The town still has areas named East Marsh and West Marsh. The Lincolnshire Wolds are situated to the south west of the town, from which the town's River Freshney rises.


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