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{{short description|Seaside resort town in Lincolnshire, England}}
{{short description|Seaside resort town in Lincolnshire, England}}
{{other uses}} {{redirect|Itterby|the village in Sweden|Ytterby}}
{{other uses}} {{redirect|Itterby|the village in Sweden|Ytterby}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox UK place
{{Infobox UK place
| coordinates = {{coord|53.5533|-0.02155|display=inline,title}}
|coordinates = {{coord|53.5533|-0.02155|display=inline,title}}
| area_total_km2 = 9.4
|area_total_km2 = 9.4
| population = 38,996
|population = 38,996
| population_ref = (2018-06-30 Estimate)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/yorkshireandthehumber/north_east_lincolnshire/E35001011__cleethorpes/|title= Cleethorpes (North East Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information|author=<!--Not stated--> |date= 2019-10-26|website= citypopulation.de|publisher= Thomas Brinkhoff|access-date= 21 June 2020|quote= 'Population Estimate 2018-06-30: 38,996'}}</ref>
|population_ref = (2018-06-30 Estimate)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/yorkshireandthehumber/north_east_lincolnshire/E35001011__cleethorpes/|title=Cleethorpes (North East Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information|date=26 October 2019|website= citypopulation.de|publisher=Thomas Brinkhoff|access-date=21 June 2020|quote='Population Estimate 2018-06-30: 38,996'}}</ref>
| official_name = Cleethorpes
|official_name = Cleethorpes
| parts_type = Areas of the town
|parts_type = Areas of the town
| p1 = [[Humberstone, Lincolnshire|Humberstone]]
|p1 = [[Humberston]]
| p2 = [[New Clee]]
|p2 = [[New Clee]]
| p3 = [[New Waltham]]
|p3 = [[New Waltham]]
| p4 = [[Old Clee]]
|p4 = [[Old Clee]]
| p5 = [[Thrunscoe]]
|p5 = [[Thrunscoe]]
| p6 = [[Weelsby Woods]]
|p6 = [[Weelsby Woods]]
| unitary_england = [[North East Lincolnshire]]
|unitary_england = [[North East Lincolnshire]]
| lieutenancy_england = [[Lincolnshire]]
|lieutenancy_england = [[Lincolnshire]]
| language = English
|language = English
| region = Yorkshire and the Humber
|region = Yorkshire and the Humber
| static_image_name = Kingsway promenade - geograph.org.uk - 676251.jpg
|static_image_name = Kingsway promenade - geograph.org.uk - 676251.jpg
| static_image_caption = Kingsway Promenade
|static_image_caption = Kingsway Promenade
| country = England
|country = England
| post_town = CLEETHORPES
|post_town = CLEETHORPES
| postcode_area = DN
|postcode_area = DN
| postcode_district = DN35
|postcode_district = DN35
| dial_code = 01472
|dial_code = 01472
| os_grid_reference = TA310081
|os_grid_reference = TA310081
| constituency_westminster = [[Cleethorpes (UK Parliament constituency)|Cleethorpes]]
|constituency_westminster = [[Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes (UK Parliament constituency)|Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes]]
| london_distance_km = 230
|london_distance_km = 230
| london_direction = South
|london_direction = South
| type = [[List of towns in England|Town]]
|type = Town
}}
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'''Cleethorpes''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|l|iː|θ|ɔːr|p|s}}) is a [[seaside town]] on the [[estuary]] of the [[Humber]] in [[North East Lincolnshire]], England<ref>{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Cleethorpes|volume=6|page=478}}</ref> with a population of 38,372 in 2020.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/yorkshireandthehumber/north_east_lincolnshire/E35001011__cleethorpes/ | title=Cleethorpes (North East Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information }}</ref> 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.
'''Cleethorpes''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|l|iː|θ|ɔːr|p|s}}) is a [[seaside town]] on the [[estuary]] of the [[Humber]] in [[North East Lincolnshire]], [[Lincolnshire]], England<ref>{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Cleethorpes|volume=6|page=478}}</ref> with a population of 29,678 in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/yorkshireandthehumber/|title=Cleethorpes (North East Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information|access-date=27 October 2024}}</ref> 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]].
The town lies on the [[Prime meridian|Greenwich meridian]] and its average annual rainfall is amongst the lowest in the [[British Isles]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cleethorpes|url=https://www.lincsabout.town/cleethorpes|access-date=7 April 2024|website=Lincsabout}}</ref>


In 2021, [[Trainline|The Trainline]] named Cleethorpes beach the second best seaside destination in the UK that is reachable by train, just behind Margate.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/whats-on/cleethorpes-named-second-best-uk-5691046|title=Cleethorpes named second best UK beach beating Blackpool and Skegness|date=24 July 2021|access-date=14 November 2021|work=Grimsby Telegraph}}</ref>
In 2021, [[Trainline|The Trainline]] named Cleethorpes beach the second best seaside destination in the UK that is reachable by train, just behind Margate.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/whats-on/cleethorpes-named-second-best-uk-5691046|title=Cleethorpes named second best UK beach beating Blackpool and Skegness|last=Green|first=Luke|date=24 July 2021|access-date=27 October 2024|work=[[Grimsby Telegraph]]}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
[[File:Ross Castle Beacon, Diamond Jubliee 2012.jpg|thumb|left|A beacon was lit on the top of Ross Castle to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Queen [[Elizabeth II]] on Monday 4 June 2012]]
[[File:Ross Castle Beacon, Diamond Jubliee 2012.jpg|thumb|left|A beacon was lit on the top of Ross Castle to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Queen [[Elizabeth II]] on Monday 4 June 2012]]
The name ''Cleethorpes'' is thought to come from joining the words ''clee'', an old word for [[clay]], and ''thorpes'', an [[Old English]]/[[Old Norse]] word for villages, and is of comparatively modern origin.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=53616 |title=Introduction: Lost vills and other forgotten places |access-date=22 July 2008 |editor=C W Foster |work=Final Concords of the County of Lincoln: 1244-1272 |via=British History Online |year=1920 }}</ref>
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'' is of comparatively recent origin,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/lincoln-record-soc/vol2/l-lxv|title=Introduction: Lost vills and other forgotten places|editor=[[C. W. Foster|Foster, C. W.]]|work=Final Concords of the County of Lincoln: 1244-1272|via=British History Online|year=1920|volume=2|publisher=[[Lincoln Record Society]]}}</ref> combining the parish ''Clee'' with ''[[thorp]]'', an [[Old English]]/[[Old Norse]] word for "village". The earliest attestations are 1552 for singular ''Clethorpe'' (meaning Itterby) and 1588 for plural ''Clethorpes'' (including Oole, adjacent to Itterby; later also Thrunscoe slightly to the south).<ref>{{cite web|author1=English Place-Name Society|title=Cleethorpes|url=https://epns.nottingham.ac.uk/browse/id/5328680bb47fc40b93000382|website=Survey of English Place-Names|publisher=Institute for Name‑Studies, University of Nottingham|access-date=3 May 2024}}</ref>
Before becoming a unified town, Cleethorpes was made up of three small villages, or "[[thorp]]es": Itterby, Oole and Thrunscoe, which were part of a wider parish called Clee (centred on [[Old Clee]]).


Whilst there are [[Neolithic]] and [[Bronze Age]] remains in the area, permanent occupation appears to date from the 6th century, with substantial communities appearing only in the 9th century when the [[Danish people|Danes]] arrived.<ref name=nely>{{cite web |url=http://www.nely.co.uk/cleehistory.html |title=Cleethorpes - A Potted History |access-date=22 July 2008 |publisher=North East Lincolnshire Directory |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724221143/http://www.nely.co.uk/cleehistory.html |archive-date=24 July 2008 }}</ref>
Whilst there are [[Neolithic]] and [[Bronze Age]] remains in the area, permanent occupation appears to date from the 6th century{{Fix|text=BC or AD?}}, with substantial communities appearing only in the 9th century when the [[Danish people|Danes]] arrived.<ref name=nely>{{cite web|url=http://www.nely.co.uk/cleehistory.html|title=Cleethorpes - A Potted History|access-date=22 July 2008|publisher=North East Lincolnshire Directory|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724221143/http://www.nely.co.uk/cleehistory.html|archive-date=24 July 2008}}</ref>


The manor of Itterby was purchased in 1616 by the trustees of [[Peter Blundell]]'s charity for the benefit of scholars and fellows at [[Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge]] from [[Blundell's School]], Tiverton.<ref>A History of Clee and the Thorpes of Clee. C. Ernest Watson</ref> This is reflected in many of the street and park names in the area.
The manor of Itterby was purchased in 1616 by the trustees of [[Peter Blundell]]'s charity for the benefit of scholars and fellows at [[Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge]] from [[Blundell's School]], Tiverton.<ref>C. Ernest Watson. (13 November 2008) A History of Clee and the Thorpes of Clee. [[Kessinger Publishing]]. (1901).</ref>


Cleethorpes developed as a fishing village. By the time of the 1801 [[Census in the United Kingdom|census]] the population was 284.<ref name=timeline>{{cite web |url=http://www.cleethorpesuk.com/timeline.php?id=301&f=Cleethorpes |title=Timeline |access-date=22 July 2008 |publisher=cleethorpesuk.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119144643/http://www.cleethorpesuk.com/timeline.php?id=301&f=Cleethorpes |archive-date=19 January 2013 }}</ref> The 1820s saw the first developments of Cleethorpes as a health holiday [[resort]], with sea-bathing and the taking of medicinal waters becoming fashionable. By 1831 the population had increased to 497.<ref name=timeline/>
Cleethorpes developed as a fishing village. By the time of the 1801 [[Census in the United Kingdom|census]] the population was 284.<ref name=timeline>{{cite web|url=http://www.cleethorpesuk.com/timeline.php?id=301&f=Cleethorpes|title=Timeline|access-date=22 July 2008|publisher=cleethorpesuk.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119144643/http://www.cleethorpesuk.com/timeline.php?id=301&f=Cleethorpes|archive-date=19 January 2013}}</ref> The 1820s saw the first developments of Cleethorpes as a health holiday [[resort]], with sea-bathing and the taking of medicinal waters becoming fashionable. By 1831 the population had increased to 497.<ref name=timeline/>


In 1842 the Cleethorpes Enclosure Bill was enacted. {{convert|2100|acre|km2}} of land were divided among land owners and eight new roads developed.<ref name=mcissac>{{cite web|url=http://www.shonamcisaac.com/f2f621ea-cc58-6754-61cd-57111e10356e?PageId=750ac353-7cf7-1954-2da9-e58b84258bcc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925154339/http://www.shonamcisaac.com/f2f621ea-cc58-6754-61cd-57111e10356e?PageId=750ac353-7cf7-1954-2da9-e58b84258bcc |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 September 2020 |title=Cleethorpes Timeline |access-date=22 July 2008 |publisher=Shona McIssac MP}}</ref> In 1848 Cleethorpes was described as <br />"...much resorted to as a bathing-place, for which it is highly eligible; the air is pure, the scenery good and besides a few lodging-houses and smaller inns, there is a large hotel, built some years since, on an eminence embracing extensive views of the sea, the Humber, and the [[Yorkshire]] coast. Many of the population are employed in the [[oyster]]-fisheries."<ref name=lewis>{{cite web |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50882 |title=Cleethorpe |access-date=22 July 2008 |editor=Samuel Lewis |year=1848 |work=A Topographical Dictionary of England |via=British History Online }}</ref>
In 1842 the Cleethorpes Enclosure Bill was enacted. {{convert|2100|acre|km2}} of land were divided among land owners and eight new roads developed.<ref name=mcissac>{{cite web|url=http://www.shonamcisaac.com/f2f621ea-cc58-6754-61cd-57111e10356e?PageId=750ac353-7cf7-1954-2da9-e58b84258bcc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925154339/http://www.shonamcisaac.com/f2f621ea-cc58-6754-61cd-57111e10356e?PageId=750ac353-7cf7-1954-2da9-e58b84258bcc|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 September 2020|title=Cleethorpes Timeline|access-date=22 July 2008 |publisher=Shona McIssac MP}}</ref> In 1848 Cleethorpes was described as <br>"...much resorted to as a bathing-place, for which it is highly eligible; the air is pure, the scenery good and besides a few lodging-houses and smaller inns, there is a large hotel, built some years since, on an eminence embracing extensive views of the sea, the Humber, and the [[Yorkshire]] coast. Many of the population are employed in the [[oyster]]-fisheries."<ref name=lewis>{{cite web|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/topographical-dict/england/pp626-632|title=Cleethorpe|last=Lewis|first=Samuel|author-link=Samuel Lewis (publisher)|year=1848|pages=626–632|work=A Topographical Dictionary of England|via=British History Online}}</ref>


The resort expanded following the linking of the town by railway with industrial towns in [[Yorkshire]]. [[Cleethorpes Pier]] opened in 1873 and the promenade in 1885.<ref name=mcissac/> Cleethorpes with Thrunscoe was created as a [[Local board of health|Local Board of Health District]] in 1873, and under the [[Local Government Act 1894|Local Government Act of 1894]] it became an [[Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland)|urban district]].<ref name=youngs>F A Youngs Jr., ''Guide to the Administrative Units of England'', Vol II: Northern England, London, 1991</ref> Its headquarters was established at [[Cleethorpes Town Hall]] in 1905.<ref>{{NHLE|num= 1103474 |desc=Council House| access-date=4 April 2021}}</ref>
The resort expanded following the linking of the town by railway with industrial towns in [[Yorkshire]]. [[Cleethorpes Pier]] opened in 1873 and the promenade in 1885.<ref name=mcissac/> Cleethorpes with Thrunscoe was created as a [[Local board of health|Local Board of Health District]] in 1873, and under the [[Local Government Act 1894|Local Government Act of 1894]] it became an [[Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland)|urban district]].<ref name=youngs>F A Youngs Jr., ''Guide to the Administrative Units of England'', Vol II: Northern England, London, 1991</ref> Its headquarters was established at [[Cleethorpes Town Hall]] in 1905.<ref>{{NHLE|num= 1103474|desc=Council House|access-date=4 April 2021}}</ref>


In 1916 the urban district was renamed ''Cleethorpes'', and in 1922 and 1927 the town's boundaries were extended to include part of [[Humberston]] (as far as North Sea Lane) and the Beacon Hill area of [[Weelsby]] parish. In 1936 Cleethorpes was granted a [[Royal Charter|charter of incorporation]] to become a [[municipal borough]].<ref name=youngs/>
In 1916 the urban district was renamed ''Cleethorpes'', and in 1922 and 1927 the town's boundaries were extended to include part of [[Humberston]] (as far as North Sea Lane) and the Beacon Hill area of [[Weelsby]] parish. In 1936 Cleethorpes was granted a [[Royal Charter|charter of incorporation]] to become a [[municipal borough]].<ref name=youngs/>
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Cleethorpes successfully resisted attempts by [[Grimsby]] to absorb it and in 1974 it became the Borough of [[Cleethorpes (borough)|Cleethorpes]] within the new county of [[Humberside]]. However, when Humberside County Council was abolished in 1996, Cleethorpes Borough Council was joined with Grimsby Borough Council as the [[unitary authority]] of North East Lincolnshire. In 2009 North East Lincolnshire Council agreed to market the towns of Grimsby, [[Immingham]] and Cleethorpes, under the 'Greater Grimsby' banner.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/news/Vision-welcomed/article-881734-detail/article.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630114444/http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/news/Vision-welcomed/article-881734-detail/article.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 June 2012|title=Vision welcomed|date=7 April 2009|access-date=29 July 2016}}</ref>
Cleethorpes successfully resisted attempts by [[Grimsby]] to absorb it and in 1974 it became the Borough of [[Cleethorpes (borough)|Cleethorpes]] within the new county of [[Humberside]]. However, when Humberside County Council was abolished in 1996, Cleethorpes Borough Council was joined with Grimsby Borough Council as the [[unitary authority]] of North East Lincolnshire. In 2009 North East Lincolnshire Council agreed to market the towns of Grimsby, [[Immingham]] and Cleethorpes, under the 'Greater Grimsby' banner.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/news/Vision-welcomed/article-881734-detail/article.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630114444/http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/news/Vision-welcomed/article-881734-detail/article.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 June 2012|title=Vision welcomed|date=7 April 2009|access-date=29 July 2016}}</ref>


Local residents from Lincolnshire and the Yorkshire and Humber area affectionately refer to Cleethorpes as ''Meggies''. Cleethorpes can also be known as "down beach".<ref>{{cite web |title=About Cleethorpes |url=https://www.cleethorpesconservatives.org.uk/about-cleethorpes |website=Cleethorpes Conservatives |access-date=12 July 2018}}</ref>
Local residents from Lincolnshire and the Yorkshire and Humber area affectionately refer to Cleethorpes and its residents as ''Meggies''. Cleethorpes can also be known as "down beach".<ref>{{cite web |title=About Cleethorpes|url=https://www.cleethorpesconservatives.org.uk/about-cleethorpes|website=Cleethorpes Conservatives|access-date=12 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113200231/https://www.cleethorpesconservatives.org.uk/about-cleethorpes|archive-date=13 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Johnson|first=Paul|title=Why is Cleethorpes called Meggies? |url=https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-news/cleethorpes-called-meggies-facts-fables-1608402|access-date=16 June 2024|work=Grimsby Live|date=26 May 2018}}</ref>


==Redevelopment==
==Redevelopment==
[[File:Meridian marker at Cleethorpes - geograph.org.uk - 108089.jpg|thumb|left|Greenwich meridian marker]]
[[File:Meridian marker at Cleethorpes - geograph.org.uk - 108089.jpg|thumb|left|Greenwich meridian marker]]
The [[Winter Gardens (Cleethorpes)|Winter Gardens]], a venue for a variety of events, was demolished in 2007<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linc2u.com/cleethorpes/sights/winter_gardens_cleethorpes.htm|title=Winter Gardens Cleethorpes|publisher=Linc2u Marketing|access-date=29 July 2016}}</ref> and replaced by 47 flats. During a mass boycott of punk bands in the 1970s the Winter Gardens was just one of five U.K. venues that allowed the likes of the Clash, AC/DC and the Sex Pistols to perform.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/nostalgia/cleethorpes-winter-gardens-nightclub-sex-6084026 | title=Winter Gardens nightclub where Sex Pistols and the Clash once played | newspaper=Grimsbylive | date=20 February 2022 }}</ref> The old mini steam railway running from the seafront Leisure centre to St Anthony's bank has been extended and significantly improved whilst a cafe, taphouse, and gallery has been added to the boating lake, many ducks and geese use the boating lake to breed making it a pleasant place to visit. A large open air show ground has been built close to the eastern end of the boating lake often showing live bands and hosting special events, most notably hosting the London 2012 Olympic torch relay.
The [[Winter Gardens (Cleethorpes)|Winter Gardens]], a venue for a variety of events, was demolished in 2007<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linc2u.com/cleethorpes/sights/winter_gardens_cleethorpes.htm|title=Winter Gardens Cleethorpes|publisher=Linc2u Marketing|access-date=29 July 2016}}</ref> and replaced by 47 flats. During a mass boycott of punk bands in the 1970s the Winter Gardens was just one of five U.K. venues that allowed the likes of the Clash, AC/DC and the Sex Pistols to perform.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/nostalgia/cleethorpes-winter-gardens-nightclub-sex-6084026|last=Penson|first=Ruby|title=Winter Gardens nightclub where Sex Pistols and the Clash once played|newspaper=Grimsbylive|date=20 February 2022|access-date=27 October 2024}}</ref> The old mini steam railway running from the seafront Leisure centre to St Anthony's bank has been extended and significantly improved whilst a cafe, taphouse, and gallery has been added to the boating lake, many ducks and geese use the boating lake to breed making it a pleasant place to visit. A large open air show ground has been built close to the eastern end of the boating lake often showing live bands and hosting special events, most notably hosting the London 2012 Olympic torch relay.

A new RNLI station is set to be completed on the Central Promenade by 2025.
A new RNLI station is set to be completed on the Central Promenade by 2025.


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==Geography==
==Geography==

Cleethorpes is situated on the southern side of the [[Humber estuary]] in [[North East Lincolnshire]] - a unitary authority area in the [[North of England]]. The [[Prime Meridian|Greenwich meridian]] passes through the town and a signpost shows some distances to worldwide locations. [[North Pole]] {{cvt|4,051|km}}, [[South Pole]] {{cvt|15,963|km}}, [[New York City]] {{cvt|5,602|km}}, [[London]] {{cvt|230|km}}.
Cleethorpes is situated on the southern side of the [[Humber estuary]] in [[North East Lincolnshire]] - a unitary authority area in the [[North of England]]. The [[Prime Meridian|Greenwich meridian]] passes through the town and a signpost shows some distances to worldwide locations. [[North Pole]] {{cvt|4,051|km}}, [[South Pole]] {{cvt|15,963|km}}, [[New York City]] {{cvt|5,602|km}}, [[London]] {{cvt|230|km}}.


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===Climate===
===Climate===

As with most of the [[British Isles]], Cleethorpes experiences a [[maritime climate]]. It has mild summers and cool winters. The average annual rainfall is amongst the lowest in the British Isles.
As with most of the [[British Isles]], Cleethorpes experiences a [[maritime climate]]. It has mild summers and cool winters. The average annual rainfall is amongst the lowest in the British Isles.
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|Jan record high C = 14.3
| Feb record high C = 17.8
|Feb record high C = 17.8
| Mar record high C = 23.3
|Mar record high C = 23.3
| Apr record high C = 22.7
|Apr record high C = 22.7
| May record high C = 26.4
|May record high C = 26.4
| Jun record high C = 32.5
|Jun record high C = 32.5
| Jul record high C = 32.8
|Jul record high C = 32.8
| Aug record high C = 32.8
|Aug record high C = 32.8
| Sep record high C = 27.2
|Sep record high C = 27.2
| Oct record high C = 26.1
|Oct record high C = 26.1
| Nov record high C = 17.2
|Nov record high C = 17.2
| Dec record high C = 15.1
|Dec record high C = 15.1
| Jan high C = 7.7
|Jan high C = 7.7
| Feb high C = 8.5
|Feb high C = 8.5
| Mar high C = 10.5
|Mar high C = 10.5
| Apr high C = 13.1
|Apr high C = 13.1
| May high C = 15.9
|May high C = 15.9
| Jun high C = 18.6
|Jun high C = 18.6
| Jul high C = 21.1
|Jul high C = 21.1
| Aug high C = 21.1
|Aug high C = 21.1
| Sep high C = 18.6
|Sep high C = 18.6
| Oct high C = 14.7
|Oct high C = 14.7
| Nov high C = 10.6
|Nov high C = 10.6
| Dec high C = 8.1
|Dec high C = 8.1
| year high C = 14.1
|year high C = 14.1
| Jan mean C = 4.8
|Jan mean C = 4.8
| Feb mean C = 5.3
|Feb mean C = 5.3
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|Mar mean C = 6.9
| Apr mean C = 9.2
|Apr mean C = 9.2
| May mean C = 11.7
|May mean C = 11.7
| Jun mean C = 14.5
|Jun mean C = 14.5
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|Jul mean C = 17.0
| Aug mean C = 17.0
|Aug mean C = 17.0
| Sep mean C = 14.6
|Sep mean C = 14.6
| Oct mean C = 11.4
|Oct mean C = 11.4
| Nov mean C = 7.7
|Nov mean C = 7.7
| Dec mean C = 5.1
|Dec mean C = 5.1
| year mean C = 10.4
|year mean C = 10.4
| Jan low C = 2.0
|Jan low C = 2.0
| Feb low C = 2.2
|Feb low C = 2.2
| Mar low C = 3.3
|Mar low C = 3.3
| Apr low C = 5.2
|Apr low C = 5.2
| May low C = 7.5
|May low C = 7.5
| Jun low C = 10.4
|Jun low C = 10.4
| Jul low C = 12.9
|Jul low C = 12.9
| Aug low C = 12.8
|Aug low C = 12.8
| Sep low C = 10.7
|Sep low C = 10.7
| Oct low C = 8.0
|Oct low C = 8.0
| Nov low C = 4.7
|Nov low C = 4.7
| Dec low C = 2.2
|Dec low C = 2.2
| year low C = 6.9
|year low C = 6.9
| Jan record low C = -10.5
|Jan record low C = -10.5
| Feb record low C = -9.1
|Feb record low C = -9.1
| Mar record low C = -7.2
|Mar record low C = -7.2
| Apr record low C = -4.5
|Apr record low C = -4.5
| May record low C = -0.6
|May record low C = -0.6
| Jun record low C = 1.0
|Jun record low C = 1.0
| Jul record low C = 5.2
|Jul record low C = 5.2
| Aug record low C = 5.6
|Aug record low C = 5.6
| Sep record low C = 3.0
|Sep record low C = 3.0
| Oct record low C = -3.6
|Oct record low C = -3.6
| Nov record low C = -4.7
|Nov record low C = -4.7
| Dec record low C = -9.4
|Dec record low C = -9.4
| precipitation colour = green
|precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 48.5
|Jan precipitation mm = 48.5
| Feb precipitation mm = 39.9
|Feb precipitation mm = 39.9
| Mar precipitation mm = 34.5
|Mar precipitation mm = 34.5
| Apr precipitation mm = 39.2
|Apr precipitation mm = 39.2
| May precipitation mm = 46.7
|May precipitation mm = 46.7
| Jun precipitation mm = 55.2
|Jun precipitation mm = 55.2
| Jul precipitation mm = 55.2
|Jul precipitation mm = 55.2
| Aug precipitation mm = 55.8
|Aug precipitation mm = 55.8
| Sep precipitation mm = 50.2
|Sep precipitation mm = 50.2
| Oct precipitation mm = 58.4
|Oct precipitation mm = 58.4
| Nov precipitation mm = 63.4
|Nov precipitation mm = 63.4
| Dec precipitation mm = 53.9
|Dec precipitation mm = 53.9
| year precipitation mm = 600.7
|year precipitation mm = 600.7
| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 10.5
|Jan precipitation days = 10.5
| Feb precipitation days = 9.8
|Feb precipitation days = 9.8
| Mar precipitation days = 8.9
|Mar precipitation days = 8.9
| Apr precipitation days = 8.7
|Apr precipitation days = 8.7
| May precipitation days = 8.5
|May precipitation days = 8.5
| Jun precipitation days = 9.9
|Jun precipitation days = 9.9
| Jul precipitation days = 9.6
|Jul precipitation days = 9.6
| Aug precipitation days = 9.6
|Aug precipitation days = 9.6
| Sep precipitation days = 8.9
|Sep precipitation days = 8.9
| Oct precipitation days = 10.2
|Oct precipitation days = 10.2
| Nov precipitation days = 12.8
|Nov precipitation days = 12.8
| Dec precipitation days = 11.3
|Dec precipitation days = 11.3
| year precipitation days = 118.5
|year precipitation days = 118.5
| Jan sun = 60.4
|Jan sun = 60.4
| Feb sun = 85.1
|Feb sun = 85.1
| Mar sun = 121.1
|Mar sun = 121.1
| Apr sun = 160.3
|Apr sun = 160.3
| May sun = 209.8
|May sun = 209.8
| Jun sun = 190.1
|Jun sun = 190.1
| Jul sun = 205.9
|Jul sun = 205.9
| Aug sun = 187.8
|Aug sun = 187.8
| Sep sun = 142.2
|Sep sun = 142.2
| Oct sun = 105.5
|Oct sun = 105.5
| Nov sun = 66.8
|Nov sun = 66.8
| Dec sun = 56.8
|Dec sun = 56.8
| year sun = 1591.8
|year sun = 1591.8
|source 1 = Met Office<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-climate-averages|title=Cleethorpes 1991–2020 averages|access-date=16 December 2021|publisher=Met Office}}</ref>}}
|source 1 = Met Office<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/climate/gcxbxmgb8
|title = Cleethorpes 1991–2020 averages
|access-date = 16 December 2021
|publisher = Met Office }}</ref>}}


==Transport==
==Transport==
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[[Cleethorpes railway station]] is served by two [[train operating companies]]:
[[Cleethorpes railway station]] is served by two [[train operating companies]]:
* [[TransPennine Express]] operate hourly trains to {{rws|Doncaster}}, {{rws|Sheffield}}, {{rws|Manchester Piccadilly}} and [[Liverpool Lime Street railway station|Liverpool Lime Street]]; they also manage the station;<ref> {{Cite web |work=TransPennine Express |title=Timetables |date=21 May 2023 |access-date=24 September 2023 |url= https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/travel-updates/timetables |quote=}}</ref>
*[[TransPennine Express]] operate hourly trains to {{rws|Doncaster}}, {{rws|Sheffield}}, {{rws|Manchester Piccadilly}} and [[Liverpool Lime Street railway station|Liverpool Lime Street]]; they also manage the station;<ref>{{cite web|work=TransPennine Express|title=Timetables|date=21 May 2023|access-date=24 September 2023|url=https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/travel-updates/timetables}}</ref>
* [[East Midlands Railway]] run two-hourly trains to {{rws|Barton upon Humber}}, via {{rws|Grimsby Town}} for a bus link to Hull.<ref> {{Cite web |work=East Midlands Railway |title=Timetables |date=May 2023 |access-date=24 September 2023 |url= https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/timetables |quote=}}</ref>
*[[East Midlands Railway]] run two-hourly trains to {{rws|Barton upon Humber}}, via {{rws|Grimsby Town}} for a bus link to Hull.<ref>{{Cite web|work=East Midlands Railway|title=Timetables|date=May 2023|access-date=24 September 2023|url=https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/timetables}}</ref>


Trains to [[London King's Cross railway station|London King's Cross]], {{rws|Peterborough}}, {{rws|Leeds}}, {{rws|Bradford Interchange}}, {{rws|York}}, {{rws|Newcastle}} and {{rws|Edinburgh|Waverley}} are available by travelling to Doncaster and changing there.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our timetables |work=LNER |date=May 2023 |access-date=23 September 2023 |url= https://www.lner.co.uk/travel-information/travelling-later/timetables/ |quote=}}</ref> Connections to [[Lincoln railway station|Lincoln]], {{rws|Nottingham}} and {{rws|Leicester}} are available by changing at Grimsby Town, for services run by East Midlands Railway.
Trains to [[London King's Cross railway station|London King's Cross]], {{rws|Peterborough}}, {{rws|Leeds}}, {{rws|Bradford Interchange}}, {{rws|York}}, {{rws|Newcastle}} and {{rws|Edinburgh|Waverley}} are available by travelling to Doncaster and changing there.<ref>{{cite web|title=Our timetables|work=LNER|date=May 2023|access-date=23 September 2023|url=https://www.lner.co.uk/travel-information/travelling-later/timetables/}}</ref> Connections to [[Lincoln railway station|Lincoln]], {{rws|Nottingham}} and {{rws|Leicester}} are available by changing at Grimsby Town, for services run by East Midlands Railway.


Bus services to Grimsby, Immingham and nearby villages are operated by [[Stagecoach East Midlands]]. There is a bus service to Skegness, via [[Louth, Lincolnshire|Louth]], which runs once a day on weekends in the summer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cleethorpes Bus Services |work=Bus Times |date=2023 |access-date=24 September 2023 |url= https://bustimes.org/localities/cleethorpes |quote=}}</ref>
Bus services to Grimsby, Immingham and nearby villages are operated by [[Stagecoach East Midlands]]. There is a bus service to Skegness, via [[Louth, Lincolnshire|Louth]], which runs once a day on weekends in the summer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cleethorpes Bus Services|work=Bus Times|year=2023|access-date=24 September 2023|url=https://bustimes.org/localities/cleethorpes}}</ref>


The Cleethorpes area is served by the following roads:
The Cleethorpes area is served by the following roads:
* [[A16 road (England)|A16]] between Grimsby and Peterborough;
*[[A16 road (England)|A16]] between Grimsby and Peterborough;
* [[A46 road|A46]] to [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]];
*[[A46 road|A46]] to [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]];
* [[A180 road (England)|A180]] to [[Barnetby-le-Wold]].
*[[A180 road (England)|A180]] to [[Barnetby-le-Wold]].


==Education==
==Education==
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==Sport and leisure==
==Sport and leisure==
Cleethorpes is home to [[Blundell Park]], the home ground of [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]]; they are one of few English League clubs with a town or city name to have their home ground in a different community.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/may/10/which-football-teams-ground-is-furthest-from-where-they-represent|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|title=Which football team's ground is furthest from where they represent? |access-date=12 January 2021}}</ref>
Cleethorpes is home to [[Blundell Park]], the home ground of [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]]; they are one of few English League clubs with a town or city name to have their home ground in a different community.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/may/10/which-football-teams-ground-is-furthest-from-where-they-represent|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|title=Which football team's ground is furthest from where they represent?|access-date=12 January 2021}}</ref>


There is an athletics club<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.cleethorpesac.co.uk/|title=Welcome :: Cleethorpes Athletic Club|website=Cleethorpesac.co.uk|access-date=29 July 2016}}</ref> and Cleethorpes [[Rugby Union Football]] Club who play in the Midlands 4 East (NE).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cleethorpesrufc.co.uk/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080603014941/http://www.cleethorpesrufc.co.uk/|url-status=dead|title=Domain Default page|archive-date=3 June 2008|website=Cleethorpesrufc.co.uk|access-date=14 November 2021}}</ref>
There is an athletics club<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.cleethorpesac.co.uk/|title=Welcome :: Cleethorpes Athletic Club|website=Cleethorpesac.co.uk|access-date=29 July 2016}}</ref> and Cleethorpes [[Rugby Union Football]] Club who play in the Midlands 4 East (NE).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cleethorpesrufc.co.uk/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080603014941/http://www.cleethorpesrufc.co.uk/|url-status=dead|title=Domain Default page|archive-date=3 June 2008|website=Cleethorpesrufc.co.uk|access-date=14 November 2021}}</ref>


Cleethorpes [[cricket]] ground, known as ''Cleethorpes Sports Ground'', is located on Chichester Road. It hosts professional games such as the 20/20 cup and various county games played by [[Lincolnshire County Cricket Club]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/418.html |publisher=Cricket Archive |title=Sports Ground, Cleethorpes |access-date=6 August 2010}}</ref> and the Vagabonds cricket team.{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}
Cleethorpes [[cricket]] ground, known as ''Cleethorpes Sports Ground'', is located on Chichester Road. It hosts professional games such as the 20/20 cup and various county games played by [[Lincolnshire County Cricket Club]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/418.html|publisher=Cricket Archive|title=Sports Ground, Cleethorpes|access-date=6 August 2010}}</ref> and the Vagabonds cricket team.{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}


[[Cleethorpes Town F.C.]] play in the Northern Premier League - South East Division. Their home matches are played at the Linden Homes Club, Clee Road, Grimsby.
[[Cleethorpes Town F.C.]] play in the Northern Premier League - South East Division. Their home matches are played at the Linden Homes Club, Clee Road, Grimsby.
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The old Cleethorpes bathing pool was demolished and replaced in the eighties with a modern leisure centre. Facilities include a large indoor wave pool, badminton and squash courts, a gym and sports hall. The local badminton club meets here.
The old Cleethorpes bathing pool was demolished and replaced in the eighties with a modern leisure centre. Facilities include a large indoor wave pool, badminton and squash courts, a gym and sports hall. The local badminton club meets here.


A [[Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom|greyhound racing]] track was opened around the outside of the stock car racing track in 1981, which was on the site of the former Cleethorpes Marineland & Zoo which closed in 1977. The racing was independent (not affiliated to the sports governing body the [[National Greyhound Racing Club]] NGRC) and was known as a ''flapping track'', which was the nickname given to independent tracks.<ref>{{cite book|last=Barnes|first=Julia|title=Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File, page 413|year=1988|publisher=Ringpress Books|isbn=0-948955-15-5}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://greyhoundracingtimes.co.uk/2019/02/09/cleethorpes/|title=Cleethorpes|newspaper=Greyhound Racing Times|access-date=8 May 2019}}</ref> In 1983, there were plans to build new kennels and join the NGRC <ref>{{cite web|url=http://greyhoundstar.co.uk/remember-march-7/|title=Remember When series (March 2020)|website=Greyhound Star|date=March 2020 }}</ref> but racing only lasted until midway through 1986.<ref>{{cite news|title=Closures and openings over the past 10 years, July 1993, page 18|year=1993|newspaper=Greyhound Star}}</ref> The stock cars closed in the mid-1990s.
A [[Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom|greyhound racing]] track was opened around the outside of the stock car racing track in 1981, which was on the site of the former Cleethorpes Marineland & Zoo which closed in 1977. The racing was independent (not affiliated to the sports governing body the [[National Greyhound Racing Club]] NGRC) and was known as a ''flapping track'', which was the nickname given to independent tracks.<ref>{{cite book|last=Barnes|first=Julia|title=Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File|page=413|year=1988|publisher=Ringpress Books|isbn=0-948955-15-5}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://greyhoundracingtimes.co.uk/2019/02/09/cleethorpes/|title=Cleethorpes|newspaper=Greyhound Racing Times|date=9 February 2019|access-date=27 October 2024}}</ref> In 1983, there were plans to build new kennels and join the NGRC <ref>{{cite web|url=http://greyhoundstar.co.uk/remember-march-7/|title=Remember When series (March 2020)|website=Greyhound Star|date=1 March 2020|access-date=27 October 2024}}</ref> but racing only lasted until midway through 1986.<ref>{{cite news|title=Closures and openings over the past 10 years|date=July 1993|page=18|newspaper=Greyhound Star}}</ref> The stock cars closed in the mid-1990s.


==Governance==
==Governance==
[[File:The Old Council House, Cambridge Street - geograph.org.uk - 279383.jpg|thumb|[[Cleethorpes Town Hall]]]]
[[File:The Old Council House, Cambridge Street - geograph.org.uk - 279383.jpg|thumb|[[Cleethorpes Town Hall]]]]
Cleethorpes is currently part of [[Cleethorpes (UK Parliament constituency)|the parliamentary constituency of the same name]], which also includes other towns in the area, including Immingham and Barton-upon-Humber. Prior to 1997, Cleethorpes had been included in the constituencies of [[Brigg and Cleethorpes (UK Parliament constituency)|Brigg and Cleethorpes]], [[Louth, Lincolnshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Louth (Lincolnshire)]] and [[Great Grimsby (UK Parliament constituency)|Grimsby]].
Cleethorpes is currently part of [[Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes (UK Parliament constituency)|Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes]], which also includes other towns in the area, including Immingham and Barton-upon-Humber. Prior to 1997, Cleethorpes had been included in the constituencies of [[Brigg and Cleethorpes (UK Parliament constituency)|Brigg and Cleethorpes]], [[Louth, Lincolnshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Louth (Lincolnshire)]] and [[Great Grimsby (UK Parliament constituency)|Grimsby]].


Since 1945, the members of parliament for Cleethorpes have been as follows:
Since 1945, the members of parliament for Cleethorpes have been as follows:


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{| class=wikitable
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party
!colspan=2|Election!!Member!!Party
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"|
| [[1945 United Kingdom general election|1945]]
|[[1945 United Kingdom general election|1945]]
| [[Kenneth Younger]]
|[[Kenneth Younger]]
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
| [[1950 United Kingdom general election|1950]]
|[[1950 United Kingdom general election|1950]]
| Sir [[Cyril Osborne]]
|Sir [[Cyril Osborne]]
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
| [[1969 Louth by-election|1969]]
|[[1969 Louth by-election|1969]]
| [[Jeffrey Archer]]
|[[Jeffrey Archer]]
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
| [[October 1974 United Kingdom general election|1974]]
|[[October 1974 United Kingdom general election|1974]]
| [[Michael Brotherton]]
|[[Michael Brotherton]]
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
| [[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983]]
|[[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983]]
| [[Michael Brown (British politician)|Michael Brown]]
|[[Michael Brown (British politician)|Michael Brown]]
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"|
| [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997]]
|[[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997]]
| [[Shona McIsaac]]
|[[Shona McIsaac]]
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
| [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010]]
|[[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010]]
| [[Martin Vickers]]
|[[Martin Vickers]]
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"|
|[[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024]]
|[[Melanie Onn]]
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|}
|}


Since 1996 Cleethorpes has formed an [[unparished area]] in the unitary borough of [[North East Lincolnshire]]. Cleethorpes comprises three of the borough's sixteen wards: Croft Baker, Haverstoe and Sidney Sussex. Each ward returns three councillors, so Cleethorpes is represented by 9 of 42 members of the council. Cleethorpes does not have its own town council; however, the nine councillors form the [[Charter Trustees]] of the Town of Cleethorpes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1996/Uksi_19960263_en_1.htm |title=The Charter Trustees Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996 No. 263) |access-date=24 July 2008 |year=1996 |publisher=Office for Public Sector Information}}</ref>
Since 1996 Cleethorpes has formed an [[unparished area]] in the unitary borough of [[North East Lincolnshire]]. Cleethorpes comprises three of the borough's sixteen wards: Croft Baker, Haverstoe and Sidney Sussex. Each ward returns three councillors, so Cleethorpes is represented by 9 of 42 members of the council. Cleethorpes does not have its own town council; however, the nine councillors form the [[Charter Trustees]] of the Town of Cleethorpes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1996/Uksi_19960263_en_1.htm|title=The Charter Trustees Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996 No. 263)|year=1996|publisher=Office for Public Sector Information}}</ref>


===Council wards and elected members===
===Council wards and elected members===
[[File:Cleethorpes_Town_Centre.jpg|thumb|Cleethorpes town centre]]
[[File:Cleethorpes_Town_Centre.jpg|thumb|Cleethorpes town centre]]
[[File:Cleethorpes beach 2.JPG|thumb|Cleethopes Beach]]
[[File:Cleethorpes beach 2.JPG|thumb|Cleethopes Beach]]
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North East Lincolnshire Council has three Council Wards within the area of Cleethorpes. As of 3 May 2018, the councillors are:
North East Lincolnshire Council has three Council Wards within the area of Cleethorpes. As of 3 May 2018, the councillors are:
{|
|valign=top|
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;Croft Baker Ward


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*Oliver Freeston (C)
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Croft Baker Ward:
*Bob Callison (C)
*Kathryn Wheatley (L)
|width=20|
|valign=top|
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;Sidney Sussex Ward


⚫
*Gaynor Rogers (L)
⚫
* Oliver Freeston (C)
* Bob Callison (C)
*Marie Green (L)
* Kathryn Wheatley (L)
*Debbie Rodwell (L)
|width=20|
|valign=top|
⚫
;Haverstoe Ward


⚫
*Bill Parkinson (C)
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Sidney Sussex Ward:
⚫
*Peter C. Smith (C)
⚫
*Margaret Cracknell (C)
⚫
*Keith Brookes (C)
|}
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Key: (L) = Labour Party (C) = Conservative Party


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==Media==
⚫
* Gaynor Rogers (L)
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Local news and television programmes are provided by [[BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire]] and [[ITV Yorkshire]]. Television signals are received from the [[Belmont transmitting station|Belmont]] TV transmitter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Belmont|last=Butterworth|first=Brian|title=Belmont (Lincolnshire, England) Full Freeview transmitter|date=1 May 2004|access-date=27 October 2024}}</ref>
* Marie Green (L)
* Debbie Rodwell (L)


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The town's local radio stations are [[BBC Radio Humberside]] on 95.9 FM, [[Hits Radio East Yorkshire & North Lincolnshire]] (formerly Viking FM) on 96.9 FM, [[Hits Radio Lincolnshire]] (formerly Lincs FM) and [[Greatest Hits Radio Yorkshire]] (formerly [[Compass FM]]) on 96.4 FM.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lincolnshire.org/radio-lincolnshire-find-your-local-station/|last=Doyle|first=Ben|title=Radio Lincolnshire – Find Your Local Station|date=18 February 2015|access-date=27 October 2024}}</ref>
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Haverstoe Ward:


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Local newspapers are ''[[Grimsby Telegraph]]'' and ''Grimsby & Cleethorpes Advertiser''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.britishpapers.co.uk/england-emids/grimsby-cleethorpes-advertiser/|title=Grimsby & Cleethorpes Advertiser|via=British Newspapers Online|date=20 October 2013|access-date=27 October 2024}}</ref>
⚫
* Bill Parkinson (C)
⚫
* Peter C. Smith (C)
⚫
* Margaret Cracknell (C)
⚫
* Keith Brookes (C)


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==Landmarks==
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KEY: (L) = Labour Party (C) = Conservative Party
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The seaside resort of Cleethorpes lies on the [[Humber Estuary]]; thus the sea at Cleethorpes is the mouth of the Humber. There are several hundred metres of sand at low tide.


The sea front provides views of shipping traffic entering and leaving the Humber for the ports of Grimsby, [[Immingham]], [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]] and [[Goole]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/ehswithern_eh_2009/cleethorpes.cfm?REDSQUIDARCHIVES_4dbf721b-8c47-47a5-9df8-a8c10ed937e7_0|title=England's Historic Seascapes: Withernsea to Skegness|publisher=[[Museum of London Archaeology]]|year=2010|doi=10.5284/1000104|via=[[Archaeology Data Service]] |author1=Museum Of London Archaeology }}</ref>
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== Media ==
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Local news and television programmes are provided by [[BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire]] and [[ITV Yorkshire]]. Television signals are received from the [[Belmont transmitting station|Belmont]] TV transmitter. <ref>https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Belmont</ref>

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The town’s local radio stations are [[BBC Radio Humberside]] on 95.9 FM, [[Viking FM]] on 96.9 FM, [[Lincs FM]], a [[Digital Audio Broadcasting|DAB]] station and [[Greatest Hits Radio Yorkshire]] (formerly [[Compass FM]]) on 96.4 FM. <ref>https://lincolnshire.org/radio-lincolnshire-find-your-local-station/</ref>

⚫
Local newspapers are [[Grimsby Telegraph]] and Grimsby & Cleethorpes Advertiser. <ref>https://www.britishpapers.co.uk/england-emids/grimsby-cleethorpes-advertiser/</ref>

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== Landmarks ==

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While commonly referred to as a seaside resort, Cleethorpes actually sits on the [[Humber Estuary]]. The sea at Cleethorpes is actually the mouth of the Humber. This means that bathers are separated from the sea by several hundred metres of sand at low tide.

The sea front provides views of shipping traffic entering and leaving the Humber for the ports of Grimsby, [[Immingham]], [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]] and [[Goole]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}}


Two large fortifications, the [[Humber Forts]], are visible in the mouth of the river. On a clear day, the [[lighthouse]] situated on [[Spurn|Spurn Point]] can be seen with the naked eye from the North Beach.
Two large fortifications, the [[Humber Forts]], are visible in the mouth of the river. On a clear day, the [[lighthouse]] situated on [[Spurn|Spurn Point]] can be seen with the naked eye from the North Beach.
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The Cleethorpes Leisure Centre was opened in 1983 to replace the open bathing pool that was wrecked by storms on 11 January 1978. The leisure centre contains a 33-metre pool, 1.8 metres deep, as well as a water slide and a wave machine. The building also contains a gym and a sports hall. In 2012, major work was carried out to the roof of the building due to water damage.
The Cleethorpes Leisure Centre was opened in 1983 to replace the open bathing pool that was wrecked by storms on 11 January 1978. The leisure centre contains a 33-metre pool, 1.8 metres deep, as well as a water slide and a wave machine. The building also contains a gym and a sports hall. In 2012, major work was carried out to the roof of the building due to water damage.
[[File:Kingsway Gardens - geograph.org.uk - 676257.jpg|thumb|Kingsway gardens and seafront]]
[[File:Kingsway Gardens - geograph.org.uk - 676257.jpg|thumb|Kingsway gardens and seafront]]
Ross Castle, a mock ruin of a castle built in 1885 by the [[Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway]], was named after Edward Ross, secretary of the railway company. Its height was the highest point on the cliffs. After a period of closure, the castle was renovated, re-opening in June 2008 to the public. Possibilities of a further closure have been raised after a woman fell to her death on 9 January 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/news/Woman-dies-falling-resort-landmark/article-602843-detail/article.html|title=Probe continues into death of woman after Ross Castle fall|date=10 January 2009|access-date=29 July 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090420140736/http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/news/Woman-dies-falling-resort-landmark/article-602843-detail/article.html|archive-date=20 April 2009}}</ref>
Ross Castle, a mock ruin of a castle built in 1885 by the [[Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway]], was named after Edward Ross, secretary of the railway company. Its height was the highest point on the cliffs. After a period of closure, the castle was renovated, re-opening in June 2008 to the public. Possibilities of a further closure have been raised after a woman fell to her death on 9 January 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/news/Woman-dies-falling-resort-landmark/article-602843-detail/article.html|title=Probe continues into death of woman after Ross Castle fall|date=10 January 2009|access-date=29 July 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090420140736/http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/news/Woman-dies-falling-resort-landmark/article-602843-detail/article.html|archive-date=20 April 2009}}</ref>

In 2007 the town was the [[Royal Horticultural Society|Royal Horticultural Societies]] [[Britain in Bloom]] award winner in the coastal category. The town was also received a Silver-Gilt award, a Tourism Award and Jeff Blanchard the [[Shredded Wheat]] Community Champions award.{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}
In 2007 the town was the [[Royal Horticultural Society|Royal Horticultural Societies]] [[Britain in Bloom]] award winner in the coastal category. The town was also received a Silver-Gilt award,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/grimsby-news/successful-season-bloom-teams-across-468909|title=Successful season for In Bloom teams across borough as Cleethorpes and Immingham win gold|last=Thorp|first=Alex|work=Grimsby Telegraph|date=13 September 2017|access-date=27 October 2024}}</ref> a Tourism Award (for Lollipop Road Train)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://greatbritishcoast.com/cleethorpes-a-touristy-coastal-town/|last=Cooper|first=Sarah|title=Cleethorpes - A Touristy Coastal Town|website=greatbritishcoast.com|date=3 August 2022|access-date=27 October 2024}}</ref> and Jeff Blanchard the [[Shredded Wheat]] Community Champions award.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cleethorpesinbloom.org/about/awards|title=Awards|publisher=Cleethorpes in Bloom|access-date=27 October 2024}}</ref>

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A statue of [[the Boy with the Leaking Boot]] was given to the town in 1918 by John Carlborn. It is reported that he was a [[Sweden|Swedish]] immigrant to Cleethorpes who had built up a successful shipping business, and that the statue was a copy of one in the Hasselbacken Restaurant in [[Stockholm]], Sweden.<ref name=piebirds>{{cite web|url=http://www.piebirds.co.uk/Leaking%20Boot.htm|title=Leaking Boot|access-date=9 July 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512065919/http://www.piebirds.co.uk/Leaking%20Boot.htm|archive-date=12 May 2008}}</ref> The Cleethorpes statue now stands in a pond in the Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Gardens, on Kingsway. It was stolen and replaced in 2002 and 2008, and vandalised in October 2011. In July 2012, two youths were recorded on CCTV as they frolicked naked in the pond and destroyed the fountain.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/CCTV-reveals-clues-Boy-Leaking-Boot-vandals/story-16603013-detail/story.html|title=CCTV reveals clues to Boy with the Leaking Boot vandals' identities (Video)|date=27 July 2012|work=Grimsby Telegraph|access-date=30 September 2012}}{{Dead link|date=October 2024|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> A replacement statue was made by a local garden ornaments manufacturer and installed with improved security in September 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-19797004|title=Cleethorpes' leaking boot statue replaced|date=2 October 2012|agency=BBC News|access-date=27 October 2024}}</ref> A nearby [[public house|pub]] was named ''The Leaking Boot'', but was destroyed by fire in June 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/news/Hope-future-Leaking-Boot-site/article-1131383-detail/article.html|title=Hope for future of Leaking Boot site|date=2 July 2009|work=Grimsby Telegraph|access-date=9 July 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090709094425/http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/news/Hope-future-Leaking-Boot-site/article-1131383-detail/article.html|archive-date=9 July 2009}}</ref>


In 2019, a community alleyway on Kew Road was vandalized. The alley is known for hosting Cleethorpes In Bloom competition, and was a recipient of many awards over the past few years.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/grimsby-news/community-alleyway-vandalised-cleethorpes-bloom-2915764|title=Residents' anger as community alleyway is vandalised|last=Lynch|first=Connor|work=Grimsby Telegraph|date=29 May 2019|access-date=27 October 2024}}</ref>
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A statue of [[the Boy with the Leaking Boot]] was given to the town in 1918 by John Carlborn. It is reported that he was a [[Sweden|Swedish]] immigrant to Cleethorpes who had built up a successful shipping business, and that the statue was a copy of one in the Hasselbacken Restaurant in [[Stockholm]], Sweden.<ref name=piebirds>{{cite web|url=http://www.piebirds.co.uk/Leaking%20Boot.htm|title=Leaking Boot|access-date=9 July 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512065919/http://www.piebirds.co.uk/Leaking%20Boot.htm|archive-date=12 May 2008}}</ref> The Cleethorpes statue now stands in a pond in the Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Gardens, on Kingsway. It was stolen and replaced in 2002 and 2008, and vandalised in October 2011. In July 2012, two youths were recorded on CCTV as they frolicked naked in the pond and destroyed the fountain.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/CCTV-reveals-clues-Boy-Leaking-Boot-vandals/story-16603013-detail/story.html|title=CCTV reveals clues to Boy with the Leaking Boot vandals' identities (Video)|date=27 July 2012|work=Grimsby Telegraph|access-date=30 September 2012}}</ref> A replacement statue was made by a local garden ornaments manufacturer and installed with improved security in September 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Boy-Leaking-Boot-statue-returning-Cleethorpes/story-16828449-detail/story.html|title=Boy with the Leaking Boot statue returning to Cleethorpes with improved security|date=5 September 2012|work=Grimsby Telegraph|access-date=30 September 2012}}</ref> A nearby [[public house|pub]] was named ''The Leaking Boot'', but was destroyed by fire in June 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/news/Hope-future-Leaking-Boot-site/article-1131383-detail/article.html|title=Hope for future of Leaking Boot site|date=2 July 2009|work=Grimsby Telegraph|access-date=9 July 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090709094425/http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/news/Hope-future-Leaking-Boot-site/article-1131383-detail/article.html|archive-date=9 July 2009}}</ref>


=== Other visitor attractions ===
===Other visitor attractions===
[[File:Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway.jpg|thumb|[[Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway]]]]
[[File:Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway.jpg|thumb|[[Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway]]]]
[[File:Cleethorpes pier - geograph.org.uk - 2382555.jpg|thumb|[[Cleethorpes Pier]]]]
[[File:Cleethorpes pier - geograph.org.uk - 2382555.jpg|thumb|[[Cleethorpes Pier]]]]
* [[Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway]]
*[[Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway]]
* The Signal Box Inn<ref>[http://www.cclr.co.uk/signalboxinn/ The Signal Box Inn]</ref> (aka The Smallest Pub on the Planet).
*The Signal Box Inn<ref>[https://www.cclr.co.uk/the-signal-box-inn The Signal Box Inn] Retrieved 27 October 2024.</ref> (aka The Smallest Pub on the Planet).
* [[Cleethorpes Pier]]
*[[Cleethorpes Pier]]
* Discovery Centre
*Discovery Centre
* Floyd the Dragon - The Cleethorpes [[mascot]]
*Floyd the Dragon - The Cleethorpes [[mascot]]
* Meridian Point
*Meridian Point
* [[Pleasure Island Family Theme Park]] (closed in October 2016)
*[[Pleasure Island Family Theme Park]] (closed in October 2016)
* The Jungle Zoo.<ref>{{cite news|work=Grimsby Telegraph|date=19 April 2010|title=Jungle Zoo bosses hit back at protesters|url=http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Jungle-Zoo-bosses-hit-protestors/story-11531846-detail/story.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150125155814/http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Jungle-Zoo-bosses-hit-protestors/story-11531846-detail/story.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 January 2015|access-date=25 January 2015}}</ref>
*The Jungle Zoo.<ref>{{cite news|work=Grimsby Telegraph|date=19 April 2010|title=Jungle Zoo bosses hit back at protesters|url=http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Jungle-Zoo-bosses-hit-protestors/story-11531846-detail/story.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150125155814/http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Jungle-Zoo-bosses-hit-protestors/story-11531846-detail/story.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 January 2015|access-date=25 January 2015}}</ref>
* The Magical Castle
*The Magical Castle
* Classic Home Cinema : one of the few remaining cinema shops (8, super 8, 9.5 and 16&nbsp;mm)
*Classic Home Cinema: one of the few remaining cinema shops (8, super 8, 9.5 and 16&nbsp;mm)
There was a [[Roll of honour (war memorial)|roll of honour]] at [[Matthew Humberston Foundation School]] commemorating the deaths of 42 past pupils of the school who died in World War I, but after the closure of the school in 2010, it was put into storage at the [[North East Lincolnshire Council]] offices. {{as of|November 2019}} the roll of honour was still being stored by the council, "with a view to being put on public display in a new town centre museum and heritage centre".<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Imperial War Museum|website=War Memorials Register|url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/53521|access-date=27 November 2019|title=Matthew Humberston Foundation School - WW1}}</ref>
There was a [[Roll of honour (war memorial)|roll of honour]] at [[Matthew Humberston Foundation School]] commemorating the deaths of 42 past pupils of the school who died in World War I, but after the closure of the school in 2010, it was put into storage at the [[North East Lincolnshire Council]] offices. {{as of|November 2019}} the roll of honour was still being stored by the council, "with a view to being put on public display in a new town centre museum and heritage centre".<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Imperial War Museum|website=War Memorials Register|url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/53521|access-date=27 November 2019|title=Matthew Humberston Foundation School - WW1}}</ref>


==UFO sighting==
==UFO sighting==
On 22 September 1956 at 3pm a [[Unidentified flying object|UFO]] was spotted for more than an hour off the Cleethorpes coast; it was seen by radar at [[RAF Manby]] too. It was a large spherical object with a glass appearance.<ref>{{cite book |last=Ash |first=Russell |date=1973 |title=Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain |publisher=Reader's Digest Association Limited |pages=286–287 |isbn=9780340165973 }}</ref> The [[Lakenheath-Bentwaters incident]] had happened the month before.
On 22 September 1956 at 3pm a [[Unidentified flying object|UFO]] was spotted for more than an hour off the Cleethorpes coast; it was seen by radar at [[RAF Manby]] too. It was a large spherical object with a glass appearance.<ref>{{cite book|last=Ash|first=Russell|year=1973|title=Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain|publisher=Reader's Digest Association Limited|pages=286–287|isbn=9780340165973}}</ref> The [[Lakenheath-Bentwaters incident]] had happened the month before.


==Notable people==
==Notable people==
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*[[Kristian Adams]] (b. 1976),<ref>{{cite web |title=Kristian Adams |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Players/10/10602/10602.html |work=Cricket Archive |access-date=29 June 2009}}</ref> cricketer, played for [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]] and [[Lincolnshire County Cricket Club|Lincolnshire]], born in Cleethorpes
*[[Kristian Adams]] (b. 1976),<ref>{{cite web|title=Kristian Adams|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Players/10/10602/10602.html|work=Cricket Archive|access-date=29 June 2009}}</ref> cricketer, played for [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]] and [[Lincolnshire County Cricket Club|Lincolnshire]], born in Cleethorpes
*[[Jane Andrews]], English former Royal dresser and convicted murderer of Tom Cressman
*[[Jane Andrews]], English former Royal dresser and convicted murderer of Tom Cressman
*[[Bill Appleyard]] (1879&ndash;1958), footballer for [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]], born in Cleethorpes<ref>{{cite news |title=Obituary |work=[[The Times]] |page=14 |date=16 January 1958 <!--|access-date=29 June 2009--> }}</ref>
*[[Bill Appleyard]] (1879&ndash;1958), footballer for [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]], born in Cleethorpes<ref>{{cite news|title=Obituary|work=[[The Times]]|page=14|date=16 January 1958}}</ref>
*[[Phil Ball (writer)|Phil Ball]], writer, brought up in Cleethorpes
*[[Phil Ball (writer)|Phil Ball]], writer, brought up in Cleethorpes
*[[H. Hugh Bancroft]], organist and composer
*[[H. Hugh Bancroft]], organist and composer
*[[Stephen Bennett (golfer)|Stephen Bennett]], golfer
*[[Stephen Bennett (golfer)|Stephen Bennett]], golfer
*[[John Cockerill (footballer)|John Cockerill]], footballer
*[[John Cockerill (footballer)|John Cockerill]], footballer
*[[Peter Collinson (film director)|Peter Collinson]], film producer and director<ref>[http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/862751/ "Collinson, Peter (1936-1980)"], ''screen online''. Retrieved 14 July 2011</ref>
*[[Peter Collinson (film director)|Peter Collinson]], film producer and director<ref>[http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/862751/ "Collinson, Peter (1936-1980)"], ''screen online''. Retrieved 14 July 2011.</ref>
*[[Bob Cottam]], cricketer<ref name="Cap">{{cite book |title=If The Cap Fits |last=Bateman |first=Colin |year=1993 |publisher=Tony Williams Publications |isbn=1-869833-21-X |page=43 }}<!--|access-date=20 April 2011--></ref>
*[[Bob Cottam]], cricketer<ref name="Cap">{{cite book|title=If The Cap Fits|last=Bateman|first=Colin|year=1993|publisher=Tony Williams Publications|isbn=1-869833-21-X|page=43}}</ref>
*[[Eorl Crabtree]], rugby league footballer
*[[Eorl Crabtree]], rugby league footballer
*[[Michele Dotrice]], actress
*[[Michele Dotrice]], actress
*[[Helen Fospero]], television newsreader and journalist
*[[Helen Fospero]], television newsreader and journalist
*[[Vivean Gray]], actress<ref>{{cite web | url = http://press.comedycentral.co.uk/daily-fix/where-are-they-now/mrs-mangel-from-neighbours | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110825021640/http://press.comedycentral.co.uk/daily-fix/where-are-they-now/mrs-mangel-from-neighbours | url-status = dead | archive-date = 25 August 2011 | title = Mrs Mangel From Neighbours | publisher = Comedy Central | access-date = 29 November 2013 }}</ref>
*[[Vivean Gray]], actress<ref>{{cite web|url=http://press.comedycentral.co.uk/daily-fix/where-are-they-now/mrs-mangel-from-neighbours|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110825021640/http://press.comedycentral.co.uk/daily-fix/where-are-they-now/mrs-mangel-from-neighbours|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 August 2011|title=Mrs Mangel From Neighbours|publisher=Comedy Central|access-date=29 November 2013}}</ref>
*[[Alan Green (Cleethorpes)|Alan Green]], local politician
*[[Alan Green (Cleethorpes)|Alan Green]], local politician
*[[Amanda Hack]], politician<ref>{{cite news|last=Hill|first=Graham|title=Labour's General Election candidate Hack says there is a 'strong desire' for change in North West Leicestershire|url=https://ashby.nub.news/news/local-news/labours-general-election-candidate-hack-says-there-is-a-strong-desire-for-change-in-north-west-leicestershire-217257|access-date=13 September 2024|work=Ashby Nub News|date=15 January 2024}}</ref>
*[[Chris Hargreaves]], ex-footballer and ex-manager of [[Torquay United F.C.|Torquay United]]
*[[Chris Hargreaves]], ex-footballer and ex-manager of [[Torquay United F.C.|Torquay United]]
*[[Patricia Hodge]], actress<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/27/Patricia-Hodge.html "Patricia Hodge Biography (1946-)"], ''filmreference.com''. Retrieved 14 July 2011</ref>
*[[Patricia Hodge]], actress<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/27/Patricia-Hodge.html "Patricia Hodge Biography (1946-)"], ''filmreference.com''. Retrieved 14 July 2011.</ref>
*[[Linda Ingham]], artist
*[[Linda Ingham]], artist
*[[Jo Kendall]], actress
*[[Jo Kendall]], actress
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*[[Carl Ross]], fishery entrepreneur
*[[Carl Ross]], fishery entrepreneur
*[[Rod Temperton]], songwriter, record producer and musician
*[[Rod Temperton]], songwriter, record producer and musician
*[[Bridget Turner]], actress<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/27/Bridget-Turner.html "Bridget Turner Biography (1939-)"], ''filmreference.com''. Retrieved 14 July 2011</ref>
*[[Bridget Turner]], actress<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/27/Bridget-Turner.html "Bridget Turner Biography (1939-)"], ''filmreference.com''. Retrieved 14 July 2011.</ref>
*[[Martin John Vickers]] (b. 1950), British politician
*[[Martin John Vickers]] (b. 1950), British politician
*[[Lambert Williamson]], British film composer, born at 14 Lindum Road<ref>''Grimsby Daily Telegraph'', 8 February, 1951, p. 4</ref>
*[[Lambert Williamson]], British film composer, born at 14 Lindum Road<ref>''Grimsby Daily Telegraph'', 8 February, 1951, p. 4.</ref>
*[[Richard Witts]], musicologist and ex-leader of 1980s group [[The Passage (band)|the Passage]]
*[[Richard Witts]], musicologist and ex-leader of 1980s group [[The Passage (band)|the Passage]]
*[[John Derek Woollins]], chemist
*[[John Derek Woollins]], chemist
*[[Darren Wrack]], footballer<ref>[http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Cleethorpes-born-Wrack-hangs-boots/story-11533233-detail/story.html "Cleethorpes-born footballer Darren Wrack hangs up his boots"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426182031/http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Cleethorpes-born-Wrack-hangs-boots/story-11533233-detail/story.html |date=26 April 2012 }}, ''thisisgrimsby.co.uk''. Retrieved 14 July 2011</ref>
*[[Darren Wrack]], footballer<ref>[http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Cleethorpes-born-Wrack-hangs-boots/story-11533233-detail/story.html "Cleethorpes-born footballer Darren Wrack hangs up his boots"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426182031/http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Cleethorpes-born-Wrack-hangs-boots/story-11533233-detail/story.html|date=26 April 2012}}, ''thisisgrimsby.co.uk''. Retrieved 14 July 2011.</ref>
*[[Patrick Wymark]], actor
*[[Patrick Wymark]], actor
}}


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Brigg and Cleethorpes (UK Parliament constituency)]]
*[[Compass FM]]
*[[Compass FM]]
*[[Humber Coast and City Railway|Humber Coast & City Railway]]
*[[Humber Coast and City Railway|Humber Coast & City Railway]]
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*[[Yellowbelly (Lincolnshire)]]
*[[Yellowbelly (Lincolnshire)]]


== References ==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
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For other uses, see Cleethorpes (disambiguation).
"Itterby" redirects here. For the village in Sweden, see Ytterby.

Cleethorpes
Town
Kingsway Promenade
Cleethorpes is located in Lincolnshire
Cleethorpes
Cleethorpes
Location within Lincolnshire
Area9.4 km2 (3.6 sq mi)
Population38,996 (2018-06-30 Estimate)[1]
• Density4,149/km2 (10,750/sq mi)
LanguageEnglish
OS grid referenceTA310081
• London230 km (140 mi) South
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Areas of the town
List
Post townCLEETHORPES
Postcode districtDN35
Dialling code01472
PoliceHumberside
FireHumberside
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire
53°33′12″N 0°01′18″W / 53.5533°N 0.02155°W / 53.5533; -0.02155

Cleethorpes (/ˈkliːθɔːrps/) is a seaside town on the estuary of the Humber in North East Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England[2] with a population of 29,678 in 2021.[3] 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 Greenwich meridian and its average annual rainfall is amongst the lowest in the British Isles.[4]

In 2021, The Trainline named Cleethorpes beach the second best seaside destination in the UK that is reachable by train, just behind Margate.[5]

History

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A beacon was lit on the top of Ross Castle to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II on Monday 4 June 2012

Before becoming a unified town, Cleethorpes was made up of three small villages: Itterby, Oole and Thrunscoe, which were part of a wider parish called Clee (centred on Old Clee) named from clee, an old form of the word clay. The name Cleethorpes is of comparatively recent origin,[6] combining the parish Clee with thorp, an Old English/Old Norse word for "village". The earliest attestations are 1552 for singular Clethorpe (meaning Itterby) and 1588 for plural Clethorpes (including Oole, adjacent to Itterby; later also Thrunscoe slightly to the south).[7]

Whilst there are Neolithic and Bronze Age remains in the area, permanent occupation appears to date from the 6th century[BC or AD?], with substantial communities appearing only in the 9th century when the Danes arrived.[8]

The manor of Itterby was purchased in 1616 by the trustees of Peter Blundell's charity for the benefit of scholars and fellows at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge from Blundell's School, Tiverton.[9]

Cleethorpes developed as a fishing village. By the time of the 1801 census the population was 284.[10] The 1820s saw the first developments of Cleethorpes as a health holiday resort, with sea-bathing and the taking of medicinal waters becoming fashionable. By 1831 the population had increased to 497.[10]

In 1842 the Cleethorpes Enclosure Bill was enacted. 2,100 acres (8.5 km2) of land were divided among land owners and eight new roads developed.[11] In 1848 Cleethorpes was described as
"...much resorted to as a bathing-place, for which it is highly eligible; the air is pure, the scenery good and besides a few lodging-houses and smaller inns, there is a large hotel, built some years since, on an eminence embracing extensive views of the sea, the Humber, and the Yorkshire coast. Many of the population are employed in the oyster-fisheries."[12]

The resort expanded following the linking of the town by railway with industrial towns in Yorkshire. Cleethorpes Pier opened in 1873 and the promenade in 1885.[11] Cleethorpes with Thrunscoe was created as a Local Board of Health District in 1873, and under the Local Government Act of 1894 it became an urban district.[13] Its headquarters was established at Cleethorpes Town Hall in 1905.[14]

In 1916 the urban district was renamed Cleethorpes, and in 1922 and 1927 the town's boundaries were extended to include part of Humberston (as far as North Sea Lane) and the Beacon Hill area of Weelsby parish. In 1936 Cleethorpes was granted a charter of incorporation to become a municipal borough.[13]

Cleethorpes successfully resisted attempts by Grimsby to absorb it and in 1974 it became the Borough of Cleethorpes within the new county of Humberside. However, when Humberside County Council was abolished in 1996, Cleethorpes Borough Council was joined with Grimsby Borough Council as the unitary authority of North East Lincolnshire. In 2009 North East Lincolnshire Council agreed to market the towns of Grimsby, Immingham and Cleethorpes, under the 'Greater Grimsby' banner.[15]

Local residents from Lincolnshire and the Yorkshire and Humber area affectionately refer to Cleethorpes and its residents as Meggies. Cleethorpes can also be known as "down beach".[16][17]

Redevelopment

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Greenwich meridian marker

The Winter Gardens, a venue for a variety of events, was demolished in 2007[18] and replaced by 47 flats. During a mass boycott of punk bands in the 1970s the Winter Gardens was just one of five U.K. venues that allowed the likes of the Clash, AC/DC and the Sex Pistols to perform.[19] The old mini steam railway running from the seafront Leisure centre to St Anthony's bank has been extended and significantly improved whilst a cafe, taphouse, and gallery has been added to the boating lake, many ducks and geese use the boating lake to breed making it a pleasant place to visit. A large open air show ground has been built close to the eastern end of the boating lake often showing live bands and hosting special events, most notably hosting the London 2012 Olympic torch relay.

A new RNLI station is set to be completed on the Central Promenade by 2025.

Twin town

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Cleethorpes is twinned with Königswinter, Germany.

Geography

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Cleethorpes is situated on the southern side of the Humber estuary in North East Lincolnshire - a unitary authority area in the North of England. The Greenwich meridian passes through the town and a signpost shows some distances to worldwide locations. North Pole 4,051 km (2,517 mi), South Pole 15,963 km (9,919 mi), New York City 5,602 km (3,481 mi), London 230 km (140 mi).

Cleethorpes is physically linked to the neighbouring town of Grimsby by built up residential estates and the villages of Old Clee and Weelsby are also contiguous with the two towns.

Climate

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As with most of the British Isles, Cleethorpes experiences a maritime climate. It has mild summers and cool winters. The average annual rainfall is amongst the lowest in the British Isles.

Climate data for Cleethorpes, elevation: 0 m (0 ft), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1959–2004
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 14.3
(57.7) 		17.8
(64.0) 		23.3
(73.9) 		22.7
(72.9) 		26.4
(79.5) 		32.5
(90.5) 		32.8
(91.0) 		32.8
(91.0) 		27.2
(81.0) 		26.1
(79.0) 		17.2
(63.0) 		15.1
(59.2) 		32.8
(91.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 7.7
(45.9) 		8.5
(47.3) 		10.5
(50.9) 		13.1
(55.6) 		15.9
(60.6) 		18.6
(65.5) 		21.1
(70.0) 		21.1
(70.0) 		18.6
(65.5) 		14.7
(58.5) 		10.6
(51.1) 		8.1
(46.6) 		14.1
(57.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.8
(40.6) 		5.3
(41.5) 		6.9
(44.4) 		9.2
(48.6) 		11.7
(53.1) 		14.5
(58.1) 		17.0
(62.6) 		17.0
(62.6) 		14.6
(58.3) 		11.4
(52.5) 		7.7
(45.9) 		5.1
(41.2) 		10.4
(50.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.0
(35.6) 		2.2
(36.0) 		3.3
(37.9) 		5.2
(41.4) 		7.5
(45.5) 		10.4
(50.7) 		12.9
(55.2) 		12.8
(55.0) 		10.7
(51.3) 		8.0
(46.4) 		4.7
(40.5) 		2.2
(36.0) 		6.9
(44.4)
Record low °C (°F) −10.5
(13.1) 		−9.1
(15.6) 		−7.2
(19.0) 		−4.5
(23.9) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		1.0
(33.8) 		5.2
(41.4) 		5.6
(42.1) 		3.0
(37.4) 		−3.6
(25.5) 		−4.7
(23.5) 		−9.4
(15.1) 		−10.5
(13.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 48.5
(1.91) 		39.9
(1.57) 		34.5
(1.36) 		39.2
(1.54) 		46.7
(1.84) 		55.2
(2.17) 		55.2
(2.17) 		55.8
(2.20) 		50.2
(1.98) 		58.4
(2.30) 		63.4
(2.50) 		53.9
(2.12) 		600.7
(23.65)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 10.5 9.8 8.9 8.7 8.5 9.9 9.6 9.6 8.9 10.2 12.8 11.3 118.5
Mean monthly sunshine hours 60.4 85.1 121.1 160.3 209.8 190.1 205.9 187.8 142.2 105.5 66.8 56.8 1,591.8
Source: Met Office[20]

Transport

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Trains at Cleethorpes station

Cleethorpes railway station is served by two train operating companies:

Trains to London King's Cross, Peterborough, Leeds, Bradford Interchange, York, Newcastle and Edinburgh are available by travelling to Doncaster and changing there.[23] Connections to Lincoln, Nottingham and Leicester are available by changing at Grimsby Town, for services run by East Midlands Railway.

Bus services to Grimsby, Immingham and nearby villages are operated by Stagecoach East Midlands. There is a bus service to Skegness, via Louth, which runs once a day on weekends in the summer.[24]

The Cleethorpes area is served by the following roads:

Education

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See also: List of schools in North East Lincolnshire

Secondary schools in Cleethorpes include Cleethorpes Academy and Beacon Academy.

From September 2011, N.E. Lincolnshire SSP was the only remaining School Sports Partnership after government funding cuts.

Religion

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St Peter's Church

The parish church is St Peter's, built in 1866. Other churches are St Francis of Assisi on Sandringham Road, and Holy Trinity and St Mary's Church in Old Clee, the oldest building (built 950 AD) in Grimsby. Christ Church of Cleethorpes, near Machray Place, is also one of the larger parishes.[further explanation needed]

Sport and leisure

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Cleethorpes is home to Blundell Park, the home ground of Grimsby Town; they are one of few English League clubs with a town or city name to have their home ground in a different community.[25]

There is an athletics club[26] and Cleethorpes Rugby Union Football Club who play in the Midlands 4 East (NE).[27]

Cleethorpes cricket ground, known as Cleethorpes Sports Ground, is located on Chichester Road. It hosts professional games such as the 20/20 cup and various county games played by Lincolnshire County Cricket Club,[28] and the Vagabonds cricket team.[citation needed]

Cleethorpes Town F.C. play in the Northern Premier League - South East Division. Their home matches are played at the Linden Homes Club, Clee Road, Grimsby.

The old Cleethorpes bathing pool was demolished and replaced in the eighties with a modern leisure centre. Facilities include a large indoor wave pool, badminton and squash courts, a gym and sports hall. The local badminton club meets here.

A greyhound racing track was opened around the outside of the stock car racing track in 1981, which was on the site of the former Cleethorpes Marineland & Zoo which closed in 1977. The racing was independent (not affiliated to the sports governing body the National Greyhound Racing Club NGRC) and was known as a flapping track, which was the nickname given to independent tracks.[29][30] In 1983, there were plans to build new kennels and join the NGRC [31] but racing only lasted until midway through 1986.[32] The stock cars closed in the mid-1990s.

Governance

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Cleethorpes Town Hall

Cleethorpes is currently part of Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes, which also includes other towns in the area, including Immingham and Barton-upon-Humber. Prior to 1997, Cleethorpes had been included in the constituencies of Brigg and Cleethorpes, Louth (Lincolnshire) and Grimsby.

Since 1945, the members of parliament for Cleethorpes have been as follows:

Election Member Party
1945 Kenneth Younger Labour
1950 Sir Cyril Osborne Conservative
1969 Jeffrey Archer Conservative
1974 Michael Brotherton Conservative
1983 Michael Brown Conservative
1997 Shona McIsaac Labour
2010 Martin Vickers Conservative
2024 Melanie Onn Labour

Since 1996 Cleethorpes has formed an unparished area in the unitary borough of North East Lincolnshire. Cleethorpes comprises three of the borough's sixteen wards: Croft Baker, Haverstoe and Sidney Sussex. Each ward returns three councillors, so Cleethorpes is represented by 9 of 42 members of the council. Cleethorpes does not have its own town council; however, the nine councillors form the Charter Trustees of the Town of Cleethorpes.[33]

Council wards and elected members

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Cleethorpes town centre
Cleethopes Beach

North East Lincolnshire Council has three Council Wards within the area of Cleethorpes. As of 3 May 2018, the councillors are:

Croft Baker Ward
  • Oliver Freeston (C)
  • Bob Callison (C)
  • Kathryn Wheatley (L)
Sidney Sussex Ward
  • Gaynor Rogers (L)
  • Marie Green (L)
  • Debbie Rodwell (L)
Haverstoe Ward
  • Bill Parkinson (C)
  • Peter C. Smith (C)
  • Margaret Cracknell (C)
  • Keith Brookes (C)

Key: (L) = Labour Party (C) = Conservative Party

Media

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Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire and ITV Yorkshire. Television signals are received from the Belmont TV transmitter.[34]

The town's local radio stations are BBC Radio Humberside on 95.9 FM, Hits Radio East Yorkshire & North Lincolnshire (formerly Viking FM) on 96.9 FM, Hits Radio Lincolnshire (formerly Lincs FM) and Greatest Hits Radio Yorkshire (formerly Compass FM) on 96.4 FM.[35]

Local newspapers are Grimsby Telegraph and Grimsby & Cleethorpes Advertiser.[36]

Landmarks

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The seaside resort of Cleethorpes lies on the Humber Estuary; thus the sea at Cleethorpes is the mouth of the Humber. There are several hundred metres of sand at low tide.

The sea front provides views of shipping traffic entering and leaving the Humber for the ports of Grimsby, Immingham, Hull and Goole.[37]

Two large fortifications, the Humber Forts, are visible in the mouth of the river. On a clear day, the lighthouse situated on Spurn Point can be seen with the naked eye from the North Beach.

There is a Royal National Lifeboat Institution station near the pier and next to the Coastguard on Central Promenade. Work began on a new, larger RNLI station in 2022.[38] Cleethorpes Rescue also protect the beach.[39]

The boating lake

Cleethorpes has a large boating lake with many varieties of ducks, swans and geese. There is also a 62.01-hectare (153.2-acre) local nature reserve: Cleethorpes Country Park, situated between the resort and the village of Humberston. To the south of Cleethorpes, near Humberston, is a yacht club.

Ross Castle

The Cleethorpes Leisure Centre was opened in 1983 to replace the open bathing pool that was wrecked by storms on 11 January 1978. The leisure centre contains a 33-metre pool, 1.8 metres deep, as well as a water slide and a wave machine. The building also contains a gym and a sports hall. In 2012, major work was carried out to the roof of the building due to water damage.

Kingsway gardens and seafront

Ross Castle, a mock ruin of a castle built in 1885 by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, was named after Edward Ross, secretary of the railway company. Its height was the highest point on the cliffs. After a period of closure, the castle was renovated, re-opening in June 2008 to the public. Possibilities of a further closure have been raised after a woman fell to her death on 9 January 2009.[40]

In 2007 the town was the Royal Horticultural Societies Britain in Bloom award winner in the coastal category. The town was also received a Silver-Gilt award,[41] a Tourism Award (for Lollipop Road Train)[42] and Jeff Blanchard the Shredded Wheat Community Champions award.[43]

A statue of the Boy with the Leaking Boot was given to the town in 1918 by John Carlborn. It is reported that he was a Swedish immigrant to Cleethorpes who had built up a successful shipping business, and that the statue was a copy of one in the Hasselbacken Restaurant in Stockholm, Sweden.[44] The Cleethorpes statue now stands in a pond in the Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Gardens, on Kingsway. It was stolen and replaced in 2002 and 2008, and vandalised in October 2011. In July 2012, two youths were recorded on CCTV as they frolicked naked in the pond and destroyed the fountain.[45] A replacement statue was made by a local garden ornaments manufacturer and installed with improved security in September 2012.[46] A nearby pub was named The Leaking Boot, but was destroyed by fire in June 2009.[47]

In 2019, a community alleyway on Kew Road was vandalized. The alley is known for hosting Cleethorpes In Bloom competition, and was a recipient of many awards over the past few years.[48]

Other visitor attractions

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Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway
Cleethorpes Pier

There was a roll of honour at Matthew Humberston Foundation School commemorating the deaths of 42 past pupils of the school who died in World War I, but after the closure of the school in 2010, it was put into storage at the North East Lincolnshire Council offices. As of November 2019 the roll of honour was still being stored by the council, "with a view to being put on public display in a new town centre museum and heritage centre".[51]

UFO sighting

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On 22 September 1956 at 3pm a UFO was spotted for more than an hour off the Cleethorpes coast; it was seen by radar at RAF Manby too. It was a large spherical object with a glass appearance.[52] The Lakenheath-Bentwaters incident had happened the month before.

Notable people

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See also

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