Scunthorpe

Scunthorpe is a town near the M180 motorway and the M181 motorway in Lincolnshire, England. The ending of the name in thorpe meaning new village in Norse, show it was a Viking settlement.^[1]

Scunthorpe is often referred to as an Industrial Garden town.

Scunthorpe has a population of approximately 80,000 people.

Scunthorpe is famous for its steelworks.

The football team is called Scunthorpe United. [1]

Scunthorpe Media

The skyline of Scunthorpe, August 2016
Scunthorpe within Humberside (1974–1996)
The former Scunthorpe Civic Centre
Church of St. Lawrence, Scunthorpe. The Parish Church of Frodingham, this Grade 1 listed building is the oldest in Scunthorpe dating from the Middle Ages. Although it was substantially rebuilt in 1841 with a new nave and chapel added on the north side by Sir Charles Nicholson in 1913. Frodingham Ironstone was used extensively in the construction of the church and the surrounding wall.
Central Park fountain, Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe steelworks (2006)
Trent View House transformed
The High Street, Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe Railway station

↑ "BBC - History - Legacy of the Vikings". bbc.co.uk. 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2011.

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