In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Scunthorpe like this:
SCUNTHORPE, a township, with a village, in Frodingham parish, Lincoln; 7½ miles N W by W of Glanford-Brigg. It has a post-office under Brigg, extensive iron-works, and a Wesleyan chapel. Acres, 998. Pop., 278. Houses, 50. The manor belongs to Winn, Esq.
Scunthorpe through time
Scunthorpe is now part of North Lincolnshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Lincolnshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Scunthorpe itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Scunthorpe in North Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/106
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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