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North Killingholme
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| Population | 224 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | TA178145 |
| Parish | North Killingholme |
| Unitary authority | North Lincolnshire |
| Ceremonial county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | IMMINGHAM |
| Postcode district | DN40 |
| Dialling code | 01469 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Cleethorpes |
| List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire | |
North Killingholme is a small village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. It has a population of 224.[1] Along with its larger neighbour South Killingholme, it makes up the area of Killingholme. It is slightly closer to Grimsby than to Scunthorpe. Next to the village is the hamlet of Garden Village.
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The village features St Denys church and small village hall, but there is no public house, the nearest is the Cross Keys at South Killingholme. The Ashbourne hotel and restaurant is a popular mid-sized venue for wedding receptions and other celebrations.[2] The Clock Gallery is a specialist dealer of luxury timepieces. There is also an in-home cattery, Java.
Humberside Animal Rescue Association (HARA) was a rescue centre for abandoned animals of all varieties. It was forced to close in 2008 following a collapse of funding.
In March 2007, it was announced that flood defences in the area will be improved by the Environment Agency.[3]
Lying next to the ConocoPhillips-owned Humber Refinery and Total's Lindsey Oil Refinery,[4] the residential village is subjected to heavy traffic passing through its single main road at the times of work shifts commencing and ending. ConocoPhillips and Total have attempted to combat this by erecting signs and circulating newsletter notices to its workforce.
North Killingholme Industrial Estate is situated at Lancaster Approach. Among the units is a large storage warehouse.[5]
Its proximity to the Humber estuary means that the area is an important shipping location featuring Humber Sea Terminals Ltd.[6]
In June 2008, Spanish insulation firm Ursa announced plans to build a £66 million base close to the village which would create up to 130 new jobs. The plant will reportedly produce around 90,000 tonnes of glass wool each year. Ursa said it was attracted to the area because of its transport links.[7]
On 27 June 2010 a fire broke out at the site. One 24 year old man died. The other three people who were caught in the blow are being kept in hospital for burns.
The village was brought to national and even international attention in the first half of 2009 when a series of strikes at the Lindsey Oil Refinery broke out over the use of foreign labour.
It was formerly the home of No. 550 Squadron RAF - a mixture of British, Canadian, New Zealander and Australian personnel - which flew Lancaster bombers from the RAF North Killingholme airbase from early 1944 to October 1945.[8] RAF 550 Squadron is credited with opening the D-day attack on 5 June 1944.[9] The airfield remains to this day, although it is in much disrepair.
The village also features the now privately owned Manor Farm House. It is an L-shaped brick house dating to the early to mid-16th century, with additions from the 18th century.[10] It is built within a partially moated site, some of which is still visible to the north of the house. It was likely reduced to a farmhouse in 1700. The two ranges, one 16th century in origin and the other likely to be from around 1700 when extensive remodelling took place,are now in a poor state of decay. However, the house has been made watertight and filled with supportive scaffolding, because it is a grade II* listed building. English Heritage are currently carrying out a feasibility study on the property.
The village was a railway station on the New Holland and Immingham Dock branch of the Great Central Railway.[11]
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