Scunthorpe

Other current and historical names

Escumetorp

Built-Up Area: Scunthorpe
Parish/Community: North Lincolnshire, unparished area
Unitary Authority: North Lincolnshire
Region: Yorkshire and The Humber

Category: Populated Place
Type: Town

Latitude/Longitude: 53°35'30"N 0°38'48"W
Eastings/Northings: 489667, 411441
OS Grid: SE896114
Mapcode Local: GBR RVXX.S4
Mapcode Global: WHGG6.1Z98

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Scunthorpe within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Scunthorpe in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Scunthorpe, township and vil., Frodingham par., Lincolnshire, 8 miles NW. of Brigg, pop. 2048; P.O., T.O; large ironworks are here.

Scunthorpe in the Domesday Book

A village in Manley hundred, in the county of Lincolnshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Edwin
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
- Taxable Value: 3 ⁷⁄₈ geld
- Households: 20 freemen
- Plough Teams: 2 ¹⁄₄ men's ploughs
- Meadow: 80 acres
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alnoth
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Peterborough
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: William (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
- Households: 1 villager
- Plough Teams: ¹⁄₄ men's plough ( ¹⁄₈ plough land)

British Place Names

Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire

Scunthorpe is a town in North Lincolnshire

Scunthorpe in historic gazetteers

Scunthorpe in the Domesday Book