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Barton-upon-Humber
Barton-upon-Humber () or Barton is a town and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. The population at the 2011 census was 11,066. It is situated on the south bank of the Humber Estuary at the southern end of the Humber Bridge. It is south-west of Kingston upon Hull and north north-east of the county town of Lincoln. Other nearby towns include Scunthorpe to the south-west and Grimsby to the south-east. Geography Barton is on the south bank of the Humber Estuary and is at the southern end of the Humber Bridge. The Viking Way starts near the bridge. Transport connections The Barton – Cleethorpes Branch Line (opened 1849) via Grimsby terminates at Barton-on-Humber railway station. The A15 passes to the west of the town cutting through ''Beacon Hill'', and has a junction with the A1077 ''Ferriby Road'' to South Ferriby. The B1218 passes north–south through the town, and leads to Barton Waterside. Bus services provided by Stagecoach in Lincolnshire and East York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Mary's Church, Barton-upon-Humber
St Mary's Church (or The Parish Church of Saint Mary the Virgin) is an Anglican church and Grade I Listed building in Barton-upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Lincolnshire, England. At the 2011 United Kingdom census, 2011 Census, it had a population of 167,446. T ..., England. Architecture The earliest structure above ground on the site is now dated as belonging to the 12th Century. The arcades, according to an account of an investigation in the late 19th century, appear to rest on the foundations of an earlier, possibly Saxon, structure, conceivably related to the 'All Saints' Chapel' recorded in an 1115 charter of Walter de Gant. The majority of the building is in the Early English style. The windows date to the 14th and 15th centuries with the window glass assembled in the 17th century. It included chancel monuments dating to 1626 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A15 Road (Great Britain)
The A15 is a major road in England. It runs north from Peterborough via Market Deeping, Bourne, Sleaford and Lincoln along a variety of ancient, Roman, and Turnpike alignments before it is interrupted at its junction with the M180 near Scawby. The road restarts east, and then continues north past Barton-upon-Humber, crossing the Humber on the Humber Bridge before terminating at Hessle near Kingston upon Hull. Driving conditions According to the AA, the route is long and should take 2 hours. Norman Cross to Bourne takes 33 minutes, Bourne to Lincoln takes 46 minutes, and Lincoln to the Humber Bridge takes 54 minutes. A section of the A15 (between Scampton and the M180) provides the longest stretch of straight road in the UK. Route Peterborough The A15 is Peterborough's main connecting road from the south to the A1(M), joining near Stilton, at Norman Cross. It begins as ''London Road'' at junction 16 of the A1(M) with the B1043 (former A1) in Cambridgeshir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barton Waterside
Barton Waterside is a village in North Lincolnshire, England. It is in the civil parish of Barton-upon-Humber. Barton Waterside consists of the former port area at the north end of Barton-upon-Humber. The Community is centred on Barton Haven - a late Anglo-Saxon artificial harbour - which was dug c.1000 AD to create a reliable deep water port for the extreme north of Lindsey. It seems possible that the project was initiated by Peterborough Abbey which had interests in the parish at that time. Barton-upon Humber was a medium-sized port in the early Middle Ages with the majority of the commercial activity being concentrated at the head of Haven close to Fleetgate and the modern day railway station. Barton declined as a port after the foundation of Kingston upon Hull c. 1300. By 1550 the port was of only local significance. The oldest building presently surviving within the area is the Waterside Inn (now Waterside House) built in 1715. This was the southern terminus for the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trinity Methodist Church, Barton-upon-Humber
Trinity Methodist Church is a mid 19th-century Methodist church and a Grade II Listed building in Barton-upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire, England. Architecture Trinity Methodist Church is a pale brick building with a pediment and a Welsh slate roof. The front is decorated with Doric pilasters In architecture, a pilaster is both a load-bearing section of thickened wall or column integrated into a wall, and a purely decorative element in classical architecture which gives the appearance of a supporting column and articulates an ext .... The five bays created between the pilasters all contain round-headed windows; two on each of the outer two bays and one each in the central three. The central three windows are blocked and each sit above a panelled door. File:Trinity Methodist Church - geograph.org.uk - 290393.jpg, The Church from Chapel Lane File:Trinity Methodist Church, Barton Upon Humber - geograph.org.uk - 1108484.jpg, The red brick extension behind the main chapel Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barton-on-Humber Railway Station
Barton-on-Humber railway station serves the town of Barton-upon-Humber in North Lincolnshire, England. The station, which was once the terminus of a branch line from New Holland, is these days the terminus of the Barton line services operating from Cleethorpes. It is situated west of the resort. There is a connecting Stagecoach in Hull bus service from the town to Hull across the Humber Bridge which was introduced on the opening of the bridge to replace the New Holland Ferry. Approach to the branch was by a triangular junction at New Holland which enabled passenger trains to operate a New Holland Pier to Barton service in connection with the ferries and rail services from Cleethorpes and for freight to have direct access from the main line via Ulceby Junction. When the Humber Bridge opened the junction was removed and passenger services operated directly from Cleethorpes via the new platform at New Holland. History The station was opened as part of the branch line from New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baysgarth House Museum
Baysgarth House Museum is a local museum located in Baysgarth House, situated in Baysgarth Park, in the market town of Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire, England.Baysgarth House Museum Champ Ltd UK.Baysgarth House Museum Culture 24, UK. Baysgarth House Baysgarth House is a building, believed to date from c. 1731. The building is ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humber Estuary
The Humber is a large tidal estuary on the east coast of Northern England. It is formed at Trent Falls, Faxfleet, by the confluence of the tidal rivers River Ouse, Yorkshire, Ouse and River Trent, Trent. From there to the North Sea, it forms part of the boundary between the East Riding of Yorkshire on the north bank and North Lincolnshire on the south bank. Also known as the River Humber, it is tidal its entire length. Below Trent Falls, the Humber passes the junction with the Market Weighton Canal on the north shore, the confluence of the River Ancholme on the south shore; between North Ferriby and South Ferriby and under the Humber Bridge; between Barton-upon-Humber on the south bank and Kingston upon Hull on the north bank (where the River Hull joins), then meets the North Sea between Cleethorpes on the Lincolnshire side and the long and thin headland of Spurn, Spurn Head to the north. Ports on the Humber include the Port of Hull, the Port of Grimsby and the Port of Immin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grimsby
Grimsby or Great Grimsby is a port town in Lincolnshire, England with a population of 86,138 (as of 2021). It is located near the mouth on the south bank of the Humber that flows to the North Sea. Grimsby adjoins the town of Cleethorpes directly to the south-east forming a conurbation. It is the administrative centre of the borough of North East Lincolnshire, which alongside North Lincolnshire is officially part of the Yorkshire and the Humber region. Grimsby is north-east of Lincoln, (via the Humber Bridge) south-east of Hull, and east of Doncaster. Grimsby has notable landmarks including Grimsby Minster, Port of Grimsby, Cleethorpes Beach and Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre. Grimsby was once the home port for the world's largest fishing fleet around the mid-20th century, but fishing then fell sharply. The Cod Wars denied UK access to Icelandic fishing grounds and the European Union used its Common Fisheries Policy to parcel out fishing quotas to other European c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barton Line
The Barton line is a railway line in North and North East Lincolnshire, England. It runs from Barton-upon-Humber south east to Cleethorpes and was designated by the Department for Transport as a community rail line in February 2007. Barton station is near to the Humber Bridge. It is situated on the south bank of the Humber Estuary. Stations served The stations served by the route are listed below. * Barton-on-Humber * Barrow Haven * New Holland * Goxhill *Thornton Abbey * Ulceby *Habrough * Stallingborough *Healing *Great Coates *Grimsby Town *Grimsby Docks *New Clee *Cleethorpes Services and rolling stock Services on the line were operated by Northern Trains and its predecessors until May 2021 when East Midlands Railway took over. As at July 2023, services operate every two hours in each direction on weekdays. Sunday trains only run during the summer months (May to early September). Class 153s operated the line until December 2021 when replaced by Class 156s. In May 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humber Bridge
The Humber Bridge is a single-span road suspension bridge near Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. When it opened to traffic on 24 June 1981, it was the longest of its type in the world; the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge surpassed it in 1998, and it became the thirteenth-longest by 2024. The bridge spans the Humber (an estuary formed by the rivers Trent and Ouse), between Barton-upon-Humber on the south bank and Hessle on the north bank, connecting the East Riding of Yorkshire with North Lincolnshire. Both sides of the bridge were in the non-metropolitan county of Humberside until its dissolution in 1996. The bridge can be seen for miles around, from as far as Patrington in the East Riding of Yorkshire, and from out to sea miles off the coast. It is a Grade I listed building. By 2006, the bridge carried an average of 120,000 vehicles per week. The toll was £3.00 each way for cars (higher for commercial vehicles), which made it the most expensive toll crossing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleethorpes
Cleethorpes () is a seaside town on the estuary of the Humber in North East Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England with a population of 29,678 in 2021. It has been permanently occupied since the 6th century, with fishing as its original industry, then developing into a resort in the 19th century. Before becoming a unified town, Cleethorpes was made up of the three small villages of Itterby, Oole and Thrunscoe. The town lies on the Prime meridian, Greenwich meridian and its average annual rainfall is amongst the lowest in the British Isles. In 2021, Trainline, The Trainline named Cleethorpes beach the second best seaside destination in the UK that is reachable by train, just behind Margate. History Before becoming a unified town, Cleethorpes was made up of three small villages: Itterby, Oole and Thrunscoe, which were part of a wider Parish (Church of England), parish called Clee (centred on Old Clee) named from ''clee'', an old form of the word ''clay''. The name ''Cleethorpes' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brigg And Immingham (UK Parliament Constituency)
Brigg and Immingham is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Created as a result of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. The current MP is Conservative Martin Vickers, who represented the predecessor seat of Cleethorpes from 2010 to 2024. Boundaries The 2023 review defined the constituency as being composed of the following as they existed on 1 December 2020: * The Borough of North East Lincolnshire wards of: Humberston and New Waltham; Immingham; Scartho; Waltham; Wolds. * The District of North Lincolnshire wards of: Barton; Brigg and Wolds; Broughton and Appleby; Ferry. Following a local government boundary review in North Lincolnshire, which came into effect in May 2023, the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election: *The Borough of North East Lincolnshire wards of: Humberston and New Waltham; Immingham; Scartho; Waltham; Wolds. *The District of North Linc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
