Removal Companies : Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire

Scunthorpe is a town within North Lincolnshire, England. It is the administrative centre of the North Lincolnshire unitary authority. A predominantly industrial town, Scunthorpe, the United Kingdom's largest steel processing centre, is also known as the 'Industrial Garden Town'. It is the third largest settlement in Lincolnshire after Grimsby and Lincoln.

Scunthorpe lies on an escarpment of ridged land (the Lincoln Cliff) which slopes down towards the Trent. The surrounding environs are largely low lying hills and plains. Although the town itself is heavily industrial it is surrounded by fertile farmland and wooded areas. In terms of general location it lies a mile east of the River Trent, 8 miles south of the Humber Estuary, 15 miles west of the Lincolnshire Wolds and 25 miles north of Lincoln. The town is situated at the terminus of the M181, 42 miles from Sheffield.

Nearby towns and cities are Hull (18 miles northeast), Doncaster (20 miles west) and Grimsby (22 miles east). From its position at the heart of North Lincolnshire it is roughly 5 miles south/south-east to Lincolnshire proper, 10 miles west to South Yorkshire, 8 miles north by northwest to the East Riding of Yorkshire and 15 miles east to North East Lincolnshire.

Postcode areas in Scunthorpe : DN15, DN16, DN17.

Phone Dialling Code : 01724

Population: 72,514 (est., 2006)

Coordinates: (approx)
Latitude: 53.647°N - Longitude: 0.643°W

Local Areas: Brigg

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