North Killingholme
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North Killingholme is a small village and civil parish
in North Lincolnshire
, England
. It has a population of 224. 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
.
, 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 reception
s and other celebrations. 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
.
-owned Humber Refinery
and Total
's Lindsey Oil Refinery
, 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.
Its proximity to the Humber estuary means that the area is an important shipping location featuring Humber Sea Terminals Ltd.
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.
broke out over the use of foreign labour.
- a mixture of British
, Canadian
, New Zealand
er and Australia
n personnel - which flew Lancaster bombers from the RAF North Killingholme
airbase from early 1944 to October 1945. RAF 550 Squadron is credited with opening the D-day
attack on 5 June 1944. 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. 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
.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire is a unitary authority area in the region of Yorkshire and the Humber in England. For ceremonial purposes it is part of Lincolnshire....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It has a population of 224. Along with its larger neighbour South Killingholme
South Killingholme
South Killingholme is a village in North Lincolnshire, England. It is divided by the A160 dual carriageway. Considerably larger than its neighbour, North Killingholme, together they make up the area of Killingholme...
, it makes up the area of Killingholme
Killingholme
Killingholme is an area of Lincolnshire, comprising the villages of North Killingholme and South Killingholme. It is the site of two oil refineries, the Humber Refinery and Lindsey Oil Refinery, and an liquid petroleum gas storage facility .It is also a fast expanding port, handling RORO ferries...
. It is slightly closer to 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...
than to Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe is a town within North Lincolnshire, England. It is the administrative centre of the North Lincolnshire unitary authority, and had an estimated total resident population of 72,514 in 2010. A predominantly industrial town, Scunthorpe, the United Kingdom's largest steel processing centre,...
. Next to the village is the hamlet
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
of Garden Village
Garden Village, North Lincolnshire
Garden Village is a hamlet immediately adjacent to the English village of North Killingholme in Lincolnshire. It has recently been expanded with a dozen new houses....
.
Structures
The village features St Denys church and small village hallVillage hall
In the United States, a village hall is the seat of government for villages. It functions much as a city hall does within cities.In the United Kingdom, a village hall is usually a building within a village which contains at least one large room, usually owned by and run for the benefit of the local...
, but there is no public house
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
, the nearest is the Cross Keys at South Killingholme. The Ashbourne hotel
Hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...
and restaurant
Restaurant
A restaurant is an establishment which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services...
is a popular mid-sized venue for wedding reception
Wedding reception
A wedding reception is a party held after the completion of a marriage ceremony. It is held usually as hospitality for those who have attended the wedding, hence the name reception: the couple receives society, in the form of family and friends, for the first time as a married couple. Hosts...
s and other celebrations. The Clock Gallery is a specialist dealer of luxury timepieces. There is also an in-home cattery
Cattery
There are two types of cattery, boarding cattery and breeding cattery.A boarding cattery is where cats are housed temporarily when they can't stay at their owners' home...
, 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
Environment Agency
The Environment Agency is a British non-departmental public body of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and an Assembly Government Sponsored Body of the Welsh Assembly Government that serves England and Wales.-Purpose:...
.
Industry
Lying next to the ConocoPhillipsConocoPhillips
ConocoPhillips Company is an American multinational energy corporation with its headquarters located in the Energy Corridor district of Houston, Texas in the United States...
-owned Humber Refinery
Humber Refinery
The Humber Refinery is a British oil refinery in South Killingholme, North Lincolnshire. It is situated south of the railway line next to the A160; Total's Lindsey Oil Refinery is north of the railway line....
and Total
Total S.A.
Total S.A. is a French multinational oil company and one of the six "Supermajor" oil companies in the world.Its businesses cover the entire oil and gas chain, from crude oil and natural gas exploration and production to power generation, transportation, refining, petroleum product marketing, and...
's Lindsey Oil Refinery
Lindsey Oil Refinery
Lindsey Oil Refinery is a Total owned oil refinery on Eastfield Road in North Killingholme, North Lincolnshire, England. It lies immediately north of the Humber Refinery owned by rival oil company ConocoPhillips, being north of the railway line to Immingham Docks. The former RAF North Killingholme...
, 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.
Its proximity to the Humber estuary means that the area is an important shipping location featuring Humber Sea Terminals Ltd.
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.
Incidents
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.2009 Lindsey Oil Refinery strikes
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 RefineryLindsey Oil Refinery
Lindsey Oil Refinery is a Total owned oil refinery on Eastfield Road in North Killingholme, North Lincolnshire, England. It lies immediately north of the Humber Refinery owned by rival oil company ConocoPhillips, being north of the railway line to Immingham Docks. The former RAF North Killingholme...
broke out over the use of foreign labour.
History
It was formerly the home of No. 550 Squadron RAFNo. 550 Squadron RAF
No. 550 Squadron RAF was a heavy bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II.-History:No. 550 squadron was formed at RAF Waltham , Lincolnshire on 25 November 1943 from 'C' Flight of 100 Squadron. Equipped with Avro Lancasters, they began operating in the same month, as part of No. 1...
- a mixture of British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
er and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n personnel - which flew Lancaster bombers from the RAF North Killingholme
RAF North Killingholme
RAF North Killingholme is a former Royal Air Force station in England, used during the later years of World War II. It was located just to the west of the village of North Killingholme in North Lincolnshire....
airbase from early 1944 to October 1945. RAF 550 Squadron is credited with opening the D-day
D-Day
D-Day is a term often used in military parlance to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. "D-Day" often represents a variable, designating the day upon which some significant event will occur or has occurred; see Military designation of days and hours for similar...
attack on 5 June 1944. 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. 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
New Holland, North Lincolnshire
New Holland is a small village, civil parish and port on the Humber estuary in the Borough of North Lincolnshire in Lincolnshire, England. It has a population of 955.-History:...
and Immingham
Immingham
Immingham is a town in North East Lincolnshire, located on the south bank of the Humber Estuary...
Dock branch of the Great Central Railway
Great Central Railway
The Great Central Railway was a railway company in England which came into being when the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway changed its name in 1897 in anticipation of the opening in 1899 of its London Extension . On 1 January 1923, it was grouped into the London and North Eastern...
.
See also
- South KillingholmeSouth KillingholmeSouth Killingholme is a village in North Lincolnshire, England. It is divided by the A160 dual carriageway. Considerably larger than its neighbour, North Killingholme, together they make up the area of Killingholme...
- Lindsey Oil RefineryLindsey Oil RefineryLindsey Oil Refinery is a Total owned oil refinery on Eastfield Road in North Killingholme, North Lincolnshire, England. It lies immediately north of the Humber Refinery owned by rival oil company ConocoPhillips, being north of the railway line to Immingham Docks. The former RAF North Killingholme...
- 2009 Lindsey Oil Refinery strikes2009 Lindsey Oil Refinery strikesThe 2009 Lindsey Oil Refinery strikes were a series of wildcat strikes that affected the energy industry in the United Kingdom in 2009. The action involved workers at around a dozen energy sites across the UK who walked out in support of other British workers at the Total's Lindsey Oil Refinery...