South Killingholme
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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 is slightly closer to Grimsby
than to Scunthorpe
.
to the north, Ulceby
to the west, Brocklesby
to the south-west (the Lincolnshire
/North Lincolnshire boundary), Habrough
and Immingham to the south (the North Lincolnshire/North East Lincolnshire
boundary). The parish includes Ulceby railway station
to the east and part of the A180
near the railway bridge, all of the Humber Refinery, the Immingham Power Station
, the Immingham Coal Terminal, the Humber International Terminal (built in 2002), most of the Associated Petroleum Terminals, Immingham Ore Terminal, and the south-east corner of the Lindsey Oil Refinery
. The division between North and South Killingholme is the Eastfield Road railway bridge and West Middle Mere Road. The village is more heavily populated then North Killingholme. The parish is in the Ferry ward of North Lincolnshire.
's surgery
, hairdresser
s, village shop, primary school, community centre
, bowling green
, park
, chip shop as well as a highly-acclaimed sandwich
shop along Top Road.
The public house
is called the Cross Keys, which is primarily a Stones bitter
and Carling
lager
establishment. The Yarborough Arms at Ulceby is in the parish as is Ulceby level crossing.
The village was featured on a programme produced for Sky One
, The Toughest Villages in Britain in 2003. The programme has since been repeated on Sky Three
.
The village also holds an annual village fete with guest appearances.
and Lindsey
oil refineries dramatically dominate the skyline around the village and there is some local opposition to their presence, particularly since a large explosion
occurred at the ConocoPhillips
refinery in 2001. The Humber Refinery produces petrol for JET
petrol stations.
Large traffic increases at the time of refinery workers travelling to and from work forced one of the village's roads to be converted into a one way system. The problem remains unresolved at North Killingholme
.
ConocoPhillips runs a gala every August as a part of its community relations policy and has given money to local projects, such as a new playground for the school and refurbishing a roundabout on the dual carriageway.
, football pitch
and tennis court
. Its adjacent field hosts the annual Killingholme Gala, sponsored by neighbouring oil refinery owners ConocoPhillips
. Much of the building is an auditorium
and theatre
, which has hosted live music, discos and bingo. There is also a smaller function room which had previously hosted youth club
activities and other events. The Centre also has a licensed bar and kitchen, and a nurse's room.
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 is divided by the A160 dual carriageway. Considerably larger than its neighbour, North Killingholme
North Killingholme
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...
, together they make 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,...
.
Geography
The civil parish lies between North KillingholmeNorth Killingholme
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...
to the north, Ulceby
Ulceby, North Lincolnshire
Ulceby is a village, civil parish and Post town of North Lincolnshire in EnglandUlceby is situated on the eastern side of North Lincolnshire roughly equidistant to Grimsby and Scunthorpe. Ulceby is a rural village surrounded by fields, forests, farms and nearby villages such as Kirmington, Wootton...
to the west, Brocklesby
Brocklesby
Brocklesby is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The village is 1 mile south of Habrough, 4 miles southwest of Immingham, close to the border of both North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire, and near Humberside International Airport...
to the south-west (the Lincolnshire
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...
/North Lincolnshire boundary), Habrough
Habrough
Habrough is a village in North East Lincolnshire, England. Habrough railway station serves the village and the town of Immingham. The name Habrough is found in many old records as "Haburgh"....
and Immingham to the south (the North Lincolnshire/North East Lincolnshire
North East Lincolnshire
North East Lincolnshire is a unitary authority in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, bordering the unitary authority of North Lincolnshire and the administrative county of Lincolnshire...
boundary). The parish includes Ulceby railway station
Ulceby railway station
Ulceby railway station serves the village of Ulceby, North Lincolnshire near Immingham in North East Lincolnshire, England. It was built by the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway in 1848 and is located at Ulceby Skitter....
to the east and part of the A180
A180 road
The A180 is a primary route in northern England, that runs from the M180 motorway to Cleethorpes. The road is a continuation of the M180, but built to lower specifications: it is mainly dual two-lane without hard shoulders. The road is dual carriageway for from the M180 to Grimsby, and is a...
near the railway bridge, all of the Humber Refinery, the Immingham Power Station
Immingham Power Station
Immingham Combined Heat and Power Plant is a gas-fired CHP power station in North Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the south bank of the Humber, north of the town of Immingham, from which it takes its name. Its generating capacity of 730 megawatts makes it Europe's largest CHP plant...
, the Immingham Coal Terminal, the Humber International Terminal (built in 2002), most of the Associated Petroleum Terminals, Immingham Ore Terminal, and the south-east corner of the 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 division between North and South Killingholme is the Eastfield Road railway bridge and West Middle Mere Road. The village is more heavily populated then North Killingholme. The parish is in the Ferry ward of North Lincolnshire.
Features
The village features a doctorPhysician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
's surgery
Surgery
Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...
, hairdresser
Hairdresser
Hairdresser is a term referring to anyone whose occupation is to cut or style hair in order to change or maintain a person's image. This is achieved using a combination of hair coloring, haircutting, and hair texturing techniques...
s, village shop, primary school, community centre
Community centre
Community centres or community centers or jumping recreation centers are public locations where members of a community tend to gather for group activities, social support, public information, and other purposes. They may sometimes be open for the whole community or for a specialised group within...
, bowling green
Bowling green
A bowling green is a finely-laid, close-mown and rolled stretch of lawn for playing the game of lawn bowls.Before 1830, when Edwin Beard Budding invented the lawnmower, lawns were often kept cropped by grazing sheep on them...
, park
Park
A park is a protected area, in its natural or semi-natural state, or planted, and set aside for human recreation and enjoyment, or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. It may consist of rocks, soil, water, flora and fauna and grass areas. Many parks are legally protected by...
, chip shop as well as a highly-acclaimed sandwich
Sandwich
A sandwich is a food item, typically consisting of two or more slices of :bread with one or more fillings between them, or one slice of bread with a topping or toppings, commonly called an open sandwich. Sandwiches are a widely popular type of lunch food, typically taken to work or school, or...
shop along Top Road.
The 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...
is called the Cross Keys, which is primarily a Stones bitter
Stones Bitter
Stones Bitter is a bitter beer first brewed in 1948 by William Stones Ltd at the Cannon Brewery, Sheffield, England. It was designed for the steelworkers of Sheffield's Lower Don Valley. In 1968 it became a part of Bass Brewery, who extended distribution across the north of England in 1977, and...
and Carling
Carling
Carling brands are currently owned by the Molson Coors Brewing Company. In South Africa it is distributed by SABMiller.Carling Black Label is the name of a brand of Canadian lager in Australia, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom and South Africa...
lager
Lager
Lager is a type of beer made from malted barley that is brewed and stored at low temperatures. There are many types of lager; pale lager is the most widely-consumed and commercially available style of beer in the world; Pilsner, Bock, Dortmunder Export and Märzen are all styles of lager...
establishment. The Yarborough Arms at Ulceby is in the parish as is Ulceby level crossing.
The village was featured on a programme produced for Sky One
Sky One
Sky1 is the flagship BSkyB entertainment channel available in the United Kingdom and Ireland.The channel first launched on 26 April 1982 as Satellite Television, and is the fourth-oldest TV channel in the United Kingdom, behind BBC One , ITV and BBC Two...
, The Toughest Villages in Britain in 2003. The programme has since been repeated on Sky Three
Sky Three
Pick TV is a British television channel, available free-to-air on Freeview and TalkTalk TV, and free-to-view on satellite via Sky, Freesat from Sky and Virgin Media. The channel was originally launched on 31 October 2005 as Sky Three...
.
The village also holds an annual village fete with guest appearances.
Refineries
The HumberHumber 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 Lindsey
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...
oil refineries dramatically dominate the skyline around the village and there is some local opposition to their presence, particularly since a large explosion
2001 Humber Refinery explosion
The 2001 Humber Refinery explosion was a major incident at the then Conoco-owned Humber Refinery at South Killingholme in North Lincolnshire. A large explosion occurred on the Saturate Gas Plant area of the site on Easter Monday, 16 April 2001 at approximately 2:20 p.m...
occurred at the ConocoPhillips
ConocoPhillips
ConocoPhillips Company is an American multinational energy corporation with its headquarters located in the Energy Corridor district of Houston, Texas in the United States...
refinery in 2001. The Humber Refinery produces petrol for JET
Jet (brand)
Jet is the filling station brand of ConocoPhillips, used in Europe.Jet filling stations are located in Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, Thailand and the United Kingdom....
petrol stations.
Large traffic increases at the time of refinery workers travelling to and from work forced one of the village's roads to be converted into a one way system. The problem remains unresolved at North Killingholme
North Killingholme
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...
.
ConocoPhillips runs a gala every August as a part of its community relations policy and has given money to local projects, such as a new playground for the school and refurbishing a roundabout on the dual carriageway.
Community centre
South Killingholme Community Centre is a medium-sized facility in the village which hosts many activities, and has a bowling greenBowling green
A bowling green is a finely-laid, close-mown and rolled stretch of lawn for playing the game of lawn bowls.Before 1830, when Edwin Beard Budding invented the lawnmower, lawns were often kept cropped by grazing sheep on them...
, football pitch
Association football pitch
An association football pitch is the playing surface for the game of association football made of turf. Its dimensions and markings are defined by Law 1 of the Laws of the Game, "The Field of Play".All line markings on the pitch form part of the area which they define...
and tennis court
Tennis court
A tennis court is where the game of tennis is played. It is a firm rectangular surface with a low net stretched across the center. The same surface can be used to play both doubles and singles.-Dimensions:...
. Its adjacent field hosts the annual Killingholme Gala, sponsored by neighbouring oil refinery owners ConocoPhillips
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....
. Much of the building is an auditorium
Auditorium
An auditorium is a room built to enable an audience to hear and watch performances at venues such as theatres. For movie theaters, the number of auditoriums is expressed as the number of screens.- Etymology :...
and theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
, which has hosted live music, discos and bingo. There is also a smaller function room which had previously hosted youth club
Youth club
A youth club or youth social club is a place where young people can meet and enjoy activities such as football, soccer, basketball, table tennis, or video games, and other religious, sports activities are frequently sponsored by a community center....
activities and other events. The Centre also has a licensed bar and kitchen, and a nurse's room.