Cleethorpes History
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Cleethorpes History
Looking back at Cleethorpes
Looking back at Cleethorpes
CLEETHORPES History:
The town of Cleethorpes is situated on the estuary of the River Humber in North East Lincolnshire. It is a seaside resort linked to neighbouring fishing town, Grimsby.
There is plenty to do for holiday makers and regular bus and railway services. There is a pier on the seafront which first opened in 1873 and the promenade which opened in 1885. Close to the pier and next to the Coast Guard on Central Promenade, there is a Royal National Lifeboat Institution Station. Cleethorpes Rescue also protects the beach.
Although Cleethorpes is widely known as a seaside town, the ‘sea’ is actually the mouth of the River Humber. Visitors can enjoy there time spent here or at other attractions and landmarks, which include; Pleasure Island Family Theme Park, the Discovery Centre, Meridian Point, The Jungle Zoo and Ross Castle. Ross Castle is a mock ruin of a castle built in 1863 by Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway and was named after Ernest Ross, secretary of the railway company. It was recently re-opened to the public in 2008. As well as these attractions, local bus services mean that visiting local areas is easy. Grimsby is a popular choice, where you can visit the Fishing Heritage Museum or go shopping.
Before joining into one town, Cleethorpes was made up of three small villages or ‘thorpes’; Itterby, Oole and Thrunscoe. These were all part of a wider parish; Clee. Cleethorpes developed into a fishing town and the 1820’s saw the first developments of the town as a health holiday resort, with the beach and taking of medicinal waters becoming popular. Further expansion came by railway, linking Cleethorpes to industrial Yorkshire towns. In 1936, Cleethorpes was granted a charter of incorporation to become a municipal borough.
Cleethorpes developed as a fishing village. By the time of the 1801 census the population was 284. The 1820s saw the first developments of Cleethorpes as a health holiday resort, with sea-bathing and the taking of medicinal waters becoming fashionable. By 1831 the population had increased to 497.
In 1842 the Cleethorpes Enclosure Bill was enacted. 2,050 acres of land were divided between land owners and eight new roads developed. In 1848 Cleethorpes was described as "...much resorted to as a bathing-place, for which it is highly eligible; the air is pure, the scenery good, and besides a few lodging-houses and smaller inns, there is a large hotel, built some years since, on an eminence embracing extensive views of the sea, the Humber, and the Yorkshire coast. Cleethorpes successfully resisted attempts by Grimsby to absorb it and in 1974 it became the Borough of Cleethorpes within the new county of Humberside. However when Humberside was abolished in 1996, Cleethorpes was merged with Grimsby as the unitary authority of North East Lincolnshire.
CLEETHORPES LANDMARKS
While commonly referred to as a seaside resort, Cleethorpes actually sits on the Humber estuary. The "sea" at Cleethorpes is actually the mouth of the Humber. This means that bathers are separated from the "sea" by several hundred yards of mud at low tide.
The sea front provides views of the shipping traffic entering and leaving the Humber for the ports of Grimsby, Immingham, Hull and Goole. The main shopping area is St Peter's Avenue (B1374).
Two large fortifications, the Humber Forts are visible in the mouth of the river. On a clear day, the lighthouse situated on Spurn Point can be seen with the naked eye from the North Beach.
There is a Royal National Lifeboat Institution station, which is near the pier and next to the Coastguard on Central Promenade. Cleethorpes Rescue also protect the beach.
Cleethorpes has a large boating lake featuring many varieties of ducks, swans and geese. To the south of the resort near Humberston is the Yacht Club.
VISITOR ATTRACTIONS
* Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway
* Cleethorpes Pier
* Pleasure Island Family Theme Park
* Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway
* Discovery Centre
* The Jungle Zoo (formerly Jungle World)
* Meridian Point
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