MESSINGHAM: North Lincolnshire Parish #50 of 56

NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE PARISH #50: MESSINGHAM
Messingham is one of the Southernmost extremities of North Lincolnshire, sited as it is on the A159, 4 miles south of the centre of Scunthorpe and 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the M180
The name Messingham is of Anglo-Saxon origin. It derives from the Maessingus tribe meaning “home of the Maessa and his people”. Through much of the middle ages, it was called Massingham
It’s been spelt various ways through time too. The modern spelling wasn’t recorded until 1877, and it was often spelt a Y as opposed to an I.
In 1772, John Wesley was known to preach in Messingham, and we’ll discuss where as we walk around
The village has a history of sheep farming, but industrially Messingham is linked with Scunthorpe Steelworks which was and still is a major employer of local people.
Sand is an important mineral resource in the area too. Some sand quarries have now become exhausted but have been put to good use. We’ll see an example of that at the end
In 2018 the parish of Holme which adjoined Messingham to the East Parish amalgamated with Messingham, forming one of the largest parish areas in North Lincolnshire
It’s a big village with a lot to cover, so without further ado, here’s Messingham folks!
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Messingham Sands Fishery:
messinghamsands.co.uk/
Messingham Grange:
www.messinghamgrange.com/
Bird in the Barley:
restaurantguru.com/Bird-in-th...
Play Avenue:
www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attract...
Twigmoor Hall:
By Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Twigmoor Woods:
www.alltrails.com/en-gb/trail...
The Pink Pig Farm:
www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/ne...
www.pinkpigfarm.co.uk/our-story1
Holme Hall Golf Club:
www.holmehallgolf.co.uk/the_s...
The Horn:
whatpub.com/pubs/SCU/056/horn...
Messingham Sand Quarry Nature Reserve:
www.lincstrust.org.uk/nature-...
War Memorial:
www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item...
The Old School:
www.scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk...
www.theoldschoolmessingham.co...
Sit Dog Café:
sitdogcafe.co.uk/all-about-dogs/
Messingham Zoo:
messinghamzoo.co.uk/
GENUKI:
www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN...
Methodist Chapel:
www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN...
Primitive Methodist Chapel:
www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN...
Messingham Parish Council:
www.messinghamparishcouncil.co...
Demographics:
www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/yo...
Zoopla:
www.zoopla.co.uk/house-prices...
Jaime’s Fitness Studio:
/ jaimesfitclubptandspor...
Pastdays:
www.pastdays.co.uk/about
Some of the following music tracks may appear in this video:
Brendan Perkins - “Foxsnow” (B. Perkins)
• Foxsnow
Brendan Perkins - “Mickey's House” (B. Perkins)
• Mickey's House
The Keyhouse - "Voices" (H. Flunder)
• Voices
The Keyhouse - "Circles" (H. Flunder)
• The Keyhouse - Circles...
Helen Flunder - "Sun" (H. Flunder)
• Helen Flunder - 'Sun' ...
Helen Flunder - “Angels” (H. Flunder)
• Helen Flunder - Angels...
Helen Flunder - “C Song” (H. Flunder)
• Caistor and the Lincol...
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[@juneterrington1267]

Thaank s Andy

[@juneterrington1267]

Lovely church lots of ny family buried there t

[@johncochrane2707]

Your videos really make me appreciate the scope of John Wesley's achievement. He travelled on horseback and continued preaching all over England well into his 80s. At the time of his visit to Messingham he was already 69. Incredible energy! Rector is a historical term, and today vicar and rector are basically the same thing as you stated.

[@TheVillageIdiot]

He was certainly dedicated that's for sure! I thought rector and vicar were pretty much the same. That makes sense in another way too - generally when I find old rectories they tend to be older buildings than vicarages. Stands to reason now

[@pennylane9730]

Thanks Andy..
That was very interesting, about a zoo been in Messingham I never knew....

[@TheVillageIdiot]

Interesting landmark that one

[@jennyfripp3274]

My aunt, who lives in Wainfleet, has a front door round the back. 😊

[@TheVillageIdiot]

Haha Lincolnshire logic eh?