Messingham

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Messingham is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England.

The village is situated on the A159, Script error: No such module "convert". south from the centre of Scunthorpe and Script error: No such module "convert". south from the M180. West Lindsey is 1 mile to the south, as is Scotter.

Messingham has a population of over 4,000 people.[1]

Community

Schools serving the village are Messingham Primary School, Frederick Gough School, Queen Elizabeth's High School, Huntcliff and John Leggott College.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The parish church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. There is also a Methodist church, on 24 July 1772 John Wesley was known to preach in Messingham,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". possibly at the site of the Green Tree public house. Village public houses are the Horn Inn, Green Tree Inn and Crown Inn on High Street, and the Bird in the Barley on Northfield Road (A159).

Scunthorpe's 'British Steel' steel works is a major employer of local people.

On the outskirts of Messingham is Grange Park Golf Club,[2] Messingham Zoo[3] and nearby on the B1400 road, a nature reserve. The Sand Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Sport

Messingham has various sports clubs. Football, Cricket and Bowls clubs are based at the Northfield Road site.[4]

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