Keadby
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- For other uses, see Keadby (disambiguation).
| Keadby | ||
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| Statistics | ||
| Population: | around 800 | |
| Ordnance Survey | ||
| OS grid reference: | SE8311 | |
| Administration | ||
| District: | North Lincolnshire | |
| Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber | |
| Constituent country: | England | |
| Sovereign state: | United Kingdom | |
| Other | ||
| Ceremonial county: | Lincolnshire | |
| Historic county: | Lincolnshire | |
| Services | ||
| Police force: | Humberside Police | |
| Fire and rescue: | {{{Fire}}} | |
| Ambulance: | East Midlands | |
| Post office and telephone | ||
| Post town: | KEADBY | |
| Postal district: | DN15, DN16, DN17 | |
| Dialling code: | 01724 | |
| Politics | ||
| UK Parliament: | Scunthorpe | |
| European Parliament: | Yorkshire and the Humber | |
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Keadby is a small village lying just off the A18, west of Scunthorpe, in North Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the West bank of the River Trent. It is pronounced "Kidby".
Being in Lincolnshire, Keadby appears to lie on the wrong bank of the Trent, which is usually thought of as Lincolnshire's western boundary. However, Keadby is part of the Isle of Axholme, the only part of Lincolnshire to cross the Trent and so have a "land" border with South Yorkshire.
Keadby's (mainly historical) economic significance lies in the fact that it was chosen as the destination for the Stainforth and Keadby Canal. This was opened in 1802, but is now mostly a leisure waterway. For pleasure boaters, Keadby's attraction is that of being of being the "end of the line"; though for the more daring, there is still a lock onto the tidal Trent.
[edit] Village Amenities
To refresh the narrowboat crew that has made it this far, there is one pub called The canalside Barge Inn, There used to be another pub, The Auld South Yorkshire, which has now shut down, rumour has it that somebody has bought the deeds and will be reopening again soon. There is also a chip shop, a working men's club, A small Post Office and a local shop. There is also a Motor Vehicle repair garage, located on the main road through the village,
[edit] Flooding
On occasion the village is prone to flooding from the aforementioned River Trent. The most recent occurrence was in May 2006, in which many houses were flooded on the ground floor after heavy rainfall.
[edit] King George V Bridge
The nearest settlement is Althorpe, where the impressive King George V Swing Bridge (also known as Keadby Bridge) crosses the Trent to connect the Isle of Axholme to Scunthorpe and the rest of Lincolnshire. The bridge was fixed in position in 1960 and no longer opens !
