Grimsby Rural District was a rural district

Rural district

Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the administrative counties.-England and Wales:In England...

 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire

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, England, part of the administrative county of Lindsey

Lindsey

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, from 1894 to 1974.

The district covered the town of Immingham

Immingham

Immingham is a town in North East Lincolnshire, located on the south bank of the Humber Estuary...

 and the parishes of Ashby-cum-Fenby, Aylesby, Barnoldby-le-Beck, Beelsby, Bradley, Brigsley, East Ravendale, Great Coates*, Habrough, Hatcliffe, Hawerby-cum-Beesby, Healing, Humberston, Irby, Laceby, Little Coates*, New Waltham (from 1961), Scartho*, Stallingborough, Waltham, Weelsby*, West Ravendale and Wold Newton.

The rural district was separate from the Grimsby

Grimsby

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...

 county borough and the Cleethorpes

Cleethorpes

Cleethorpes is a town and unparished area in North East Lincolnshire, England, situated on the estuary of the Humber. It has a population of 31,853 and is a seaside resort.- History :...

 municipal borough, which it surrounded on three sides. When the county of Humberside

Humberside

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 was formed in 1974, the Grimsby rural district and Cleethorpes town were combined to form the new borough of Cleethorpes

Cleethorpes (borough)

Cleethorpes was a local government district in Humberside, England from 1974 to 1996. It was granted borough status in 1975.It was formed on April 1, 1974, and covered Cleethorpes itself along with a wider area including Humberston, Laceby, Stallingborough, New Waltham, and Immingham...

. In 1996 the area became part of the new unitary authority

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 of North East Lincolnshire

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.

Asterisks denote parishes that were abolished prior to 1974.

• Little Coates - to Grimsby borough and Great Coates parish 1928
• Scartho - to Grimsby borough and Waltham parish 1928
• Great Coates - to Grimsby borough and Healing parish 1968
• Weelsby - to Humberston and New Waltham parishes 1968