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For the constituency of this name, see Cleethorpes (UK Parliament constituency).
Cleethorpes
Cleethorpes Beach
Population31,853 (2001)
OS grid referenceTA310081
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCLEETHORPES
Postcode districtDN35
Dialling code01472
PoliceHumberside
FireHumberside
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire

Cleethorpes is a town and unparished area in North East Lincolnshire, England, situated on the estuary of the Humber. It has a population of 31,853.[1]


i like turtles

Yeh he loves turtles!

Party

were in the middle of nimbus two! and i like nipples!

titties!

i like turtles!

Education

want to see my bumhole?

BOO!

We hate you!

Sports

Cleethorpes is home to Blundell Park, the home ground of the football team, Grimsby Town, one of few, but not the only, English League clubs with a town or city name to have their home ground in a different community. There is an athletics club[2] and Cleethorpes Rugby Union Football Club, who play in the Midlands 6 East (NE).[3]

Cleethorpes is also home to a cricket ground, known as Cleethorpes Sports Ground, which is on Chichester Road and hosts professional games such as the 20/20 cup and various county games played by Lincolnshire County Cricket Club; and the Vagabonds cricket team.[4]

NIPPLES!

Politics

Cleethorpes is currently part of 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, Louth (Lincolnshire), and Grimsby.

Since 1945, the Members of Parliament for Cleethorpes have been as follows:

Election Member Party
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1945 Kenneth Younger Labour
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1950 Sir Cyril Osborne Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1969 by-election Jeffrey Archer Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Oct 1974 Michael Brotherton Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1983 Michael Brown Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1997 Shona McIsaac Labour
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 2010 Martin Vickers Conservative

Twin town

Cleethorpes is twinned with Königswinter, Germany.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Urban Areas : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population Retrieved 2009-08-26
  2. ^ Cleethorpes Athletics Club
  3. ^ Cleethorpes Rugby Club
  4. ^ "Sports Ground, Cleethorpes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "Kristian Adams". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
  6. ^ "Obituary". The Times. 16 January 1958. p. 14. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  • Cleethorpes and the Meggies by Margaret Hart
  • Cleethorpes - "The End of the Line" by Johnathon Prestwick
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