Stallingborough

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Stallingborough is a village in North East Lincolnshire, a short distance from both Grimsby and Immingham Its population at the 2001 census was 1,195.

Stallingborough is a small village in a rural setting which still retains a rural feel even though it is close to more populus areas and major industries. Its amenities are; a public house, The Green Man, a Post Office, newsagent, hairdresser, a dress-maker and a railway station. The village also has a large village hall, Church of England primary school plus a Montessori nursery and primary school, two retirement homes as well as the church of St Peter & St Paul. Just outside the village to the south is a hotel and restaurant, The Stallingborough Grange. Close by is a windmill, now converted into a residential property.

To the north of the village lies the A180/M180, the primary route from Grimsby and Immingham docks towards the West, providing connections via the M18 to the M1, M62 and A1. Between the A180 and the river Humber are a number of industrial and chemical industries, including Millennium Inorganic Chemicals and further east are Novartis, Ciba and Huntsman Tioxide.

Humberside Airport is a 15 minute drive away, with scheduled flights to Amsterdam and Aberdeen as well as charter flights to many popular holiday destinations.