Keelby
Encyclopedia
Keelby is a village in the county of Lincolnshire
, England, near the seaports of Immingham
and Grimsby
. It is located near the local Humberside Airport
and the main road running alongside the village is the A18.
It had a population (at the time of the 2001 census of 2,172, when 48.6% of the population were male and 51.4% were female.
Keelby includes a tennis court, a bowling green, a park, a primary school and the Keelby Guest House, it also has two pubs, the King's Head and the Nag's Head, and is home to a war memorial
.
Keelby has a football club, having teams from adult to under eight juniors.
Keelby has a cricket club playing in the Lincolnshire League, the Grimsby Midweek League and the East Lindsey Sunday League.
The present club was formed in 1975. Matches were played on the village green until 2009 before moving to the new multi purpose sports complex on the edge of the village in 2010.
The village is within the catchment area for four secondary schools, Immingham, Healing, Caistor Yarborough and Caistor Grammar School
, one of the top schools in the county. As well as being within commuting distance to the nearby towns of Grimsby and Immingham, and close access to the A180 and M180
.
http://www.keelbycricketclub.co.uk/index.html
Keelby football club
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England, near the seaports of Immingham
Immingham
Immingham is a town in North East Lincolnshire, located on the south bank of the Humber Estuary...
and 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...
. It is located near the local Humberside Airport
Humberside Airport
-Cargo flights:Icelandair Cargo operate a weekly Sunday flight from Keflavík which then departs to Liege-Passenger statistics:-Bus service:An hourly daytime bus service runs from Grimsby and Hull to the airport from Monday to Saturday.-External links:**...
and the main road running alongside the village is the A18.
It had a population (at the time of the 2001 census of 2,172, when 48.6% of the population were male and 51.4% were female.
Keelby includes a tennis court, a bowling green, a park, a primary school and the Keelby Guest House, it also has two pubs, the King's Head and the Nag's Head, and is home to a war memorial
War memorial
A war memorial is a building, monument, statue or other edifice to celebrate a war or victory, or to commemorate those who died or were injured in war.-Historic usage:...
.
Keelby has a football club, having teams from adult to under eight juniors.
Keelby has a cricket club playing in the Lincolnshire League, the Grimsby Midweek League and the East Lindsey Sunday League.
The present club was formed in 1975. Matches were played on the village green until 2009 before moving to the new multi purpose sports complex on the edge of the village in 2010.
The village is within the catchment area for four secondary schools, Immingham, Healing, Caistor Yarborough and Caistor Grammar School
Caistor Grammar School
Caistor Grammar School is a selective school and academy in the English town of Caistor in the county of Lincolnshire. It was founded in 1630, and has since grown to be one of the most respected and high performing schools in the East of England. The school has been awarded specialist sports and...
, one of the top schools in the county. As well as being within commuting distance to the nearby towns of Grimsby and Immingham, and close access to the A180 and M180
M180 motorway
The M180 motorway is a short but major motorway in England from junction 5 on the M18 motorway in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster to a point close to Humberside Airport some from the ports of Immingham and Grimsby and the east coast and provides access for major routes to Cleethorpes,...
.
External links
Village websitehttp://www.keelbycricketclub.co.uk/index.html
Keelby football club