Crosby, Lincolnshire

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Crosby
Location within Lincolnshire
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Ceremonial county
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53°35′42″N0°41′06″W / 53.595°N 0.685°W / 53.595; -0.685

Crosby was a small hamlet which has grown into a suburb in the north of Scunthorpe, in the North Lincolnshire district, in the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire, England. [1] [2] Remnants of the old hamlet can be found in Old Crosby. [2]

The Anglican Parish Church is St George's Church, Crosby. [3] Located on the corner of Digby Street and Frodingham Road, it was designed by the architect H.C. Corlette. [4] Construction of the church began in 1924 and the building was consecrated in 1926. [4] Its former clergy includes (John Harvard) Christopher Laurence who was Archdeacon Of Lindsey from 1985 to 1994. [5]

The Crosby Angel War Memorial is located on the corner of Frodingham Road and Sheffield Street West in the grounds of the former Crosby Primary School. [2] It is inscribed with the names of 60 men from the area who died in World War One. [6]

The actress Liz Smith was born in Crosby in 1921. [7]

History

Crosby was formerly a township in the parishes of Flixborough and Frodingham, [8] in 1866 Crosby became a separate civil parish, [9] on 1 October 1919 the parish was abolished to form "Scunthorpe and Frodingham", part also went to Flixborough. [10] In 1911 the parish had a population of 3339. [11] From 1889 to 1974 it was in the administrative county of the Parts of Lindsey. From 1974 to 1996 it was in the county of Humberside. Until 1996 it was in Scunthorpe district.

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References

  1. ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus, Sir, 1902- (2002) [1989]. Lincolnshire. Harris, John, 1931-, Antram, Nicholas. (Rev.. ed.). New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN   0-300-09620-8. OCLC   49298889.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 3 "History of Crosby in North Lincolnshire | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "St George's, Crosby".
  4. 1 2 "Crosby: St George - CHR Church". facultyonline.churchofengland.org. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "Laurence, Ven. (John Harvard) Christopher, (Born 15 April 1929), Archdeacon of Lindsey, Diocese of Lincoln, 1985–94, now Archdeacon Emeritus". Who's Who. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U23891. ISBN   978-0-19-954088-4.
  6. ↑ "CROSBY ANGEL - War Memorials Online".
  7. ↑ Liz Smith gets MBE, This Is Scunthorpe, 14 July 2009.
  8. ↑ "History of Crosby in North Lincolnshire". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  9. ↑ "Relationships and changes Crosby CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  10. ↑ "Glanford Brigg Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  11. ↑ "Population statistics Crosby CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 4 May 2024.


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