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Messingham is a village and
civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of Parish (administrative division), administrative parish used for Local government in England, local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below district ...
in
North Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire is a unitary authority area in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of 167,446 in the 2011 census. The borough includes the towns of Scunthorpe, Brigg, Haxey, Crowle, Epworth, Bottesford, Kirton in Lindsey and Bart ...
, England. The village is situated on the A159, south from the centre of
Scunthorpe Scunthorpe () is an Industrial city, industrial town and unparished area in the Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority of North Lincolnshire in Lincolnshire, England of which it is the main administrative centre. Scunthorpe had an es ...
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 D ...
is 1 mile to the south, as is
Scotter __NOTOC__ Scotter is a large village and civil parish in West Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, situated between Scunthorpe and Gainsborough.OS Explorer Map 280: Isle of Axholme, Scunthorpe and Gainsborough: (1:25 000) : The population o ...
. 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,
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 Christian denomination, denominations of Protestantism, Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John W ...
church, on 24 July 1772. John Wesley 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 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

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Messingham Primary school

Methodist church



Messingham Bird Watching

messingham.net, Local online magazine
{{Authority control Villages in the Borough of North Lincolnshire Civil parishes in Lincolnshire