Grimsby
Grimsby (or archaically Great Grimsby) is a seaport
on the Humber Estuary in Lincolnshire, England. It has
been the administrative centre of the unitary authority
area of North East Lincolnshire since 1996. According
to legend, Grimsby was first founded by Grim, a Danish
fisherman. 'By' means 'village' in Old Norse and 'city'
or 'town' in the modern Danish language. The town was
previously titled "Great Grimsby" to distinguish
it from Little Grimsby, a village about 14 miles (22
km) to the south, near Louth. People from Grimsby are
called Grimbarians.
The
town itself has a population of around 87,589. It is
physically linked to the adjoining town of Cleethorpes,
and 11,000 of its inhabitants live in the village of
Scartho which was absorbed into Grimsby before laws
on the Green Belt were put in place. All three areas
come under the jurisdiction of the same council, North
East Lincolnshire. It is close to the main terminus
of the A180, which ends in Cleethorpes. January 22 is
Great Grimsby Day.
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