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|population = 86,138
|population_ref = (2021 Census)<ref name="bua2011">{{cite web |title=Grimsby |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/cities/?cityid=7175 |website=City population |access-date=25 October 2022}}</ref>
| parts_type = Areas of the town<br />(2011 census BUASD)
| p1 = [[Little Coates]]
| p2 = [[Nunsthorpe]]
| p3 = [[Old Clee]]
| p4 = [[Scartho]]
| p5 = [[Scartho Top]]
| p6 = [[Weelsby]]
| p7 = [[West Marsh]]
| p8 = [[Yarborough]]
|unitary_england = [[North East Lincolnshire]]
|population_demonym = Grimbarian
|lieutenancy_england = [[Lincolnshire]]
|region = Yorkshire and the Humber
|constituency_westminster = [[Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes (UK Parliament constituency)|Great Grimsby & Cleethorpes]]
|post_town = GRIMSBY
|postcode_district = DN31 – DN34, DN36, DN37, DN41
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'''Grimsby''' or '''Great Grimsby''' is a [[port town]] and the administrative centre of [[North East Lincolnshire]], [[Lincolnshire]], England. Grimsby adjoins the town of [[Cleethorpes]] directly to the south-east forming a [[conurbation]]. Grimsby is {{cvt|45|mi|km|sigfig=2}} north-east of [[Lincoln, England|Lincoln]], {{cvt|33|mi|km|sigfig=2}} (via the [[Humber Bridge]]) south-south-east of [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]], {{cvt|28|mi|km|sigfig=2}} south-east of [[Scunthorpe]], {{cvt|50|mi|km|sigfig=2}} east of [[Doncaster]] and {{cvt|80|mi|km|sigfig=2}} south-east of [[Leeds]]. In 2021 it had a population of 86,138.
Grimsby has notable landmarks including [[Grimsby Minster]], [[Port of Grimsby]], Cleethorpes Beach and [[Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre]]. Grimsby was once the home port for the world's largest fishing fleet around the mid-20th century,<ref>{{cite news |date=25 April 2015 |title=The view from Grimsby |publisher=The Economist |url=https://www.economist.com/news/britain/21649463-coastal-clue-why-economic-recovery-isnt-producing-votes-tories-view |access-date=11 December 2015}}</ref> but fishing then fell sharply. The [[Cod Wars]] denied UK access to Icelandic fishing grounds and the [[European Union]] used its [[Common Fisheries Policy]] to parcel out fishing quotas to other European countries in waters within {{cvt|200|nmi|km|adj=on}} of the UK coast. Grimsby suffered [[post-industrial]] decline like most other
in the town since the 1990s. The Grimsby–Cleethorpes [[conurbation]] acts as a cultural and economic centre for much of north and east Lincolnshire. Grimsby people are called Grimbarians;<ref name="bbc_greatgrimsbyday">{{cite news |title=Great Grimsby Day |work=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/humber/content/articles/2008/01/21/great_grimsby_feature.shtml |access-date=22 January 2008}}</ref> the term ''{{Linktext|codhead}}'' is also used jokingly, often for football supporters.<ref>{{cite news |date=29 October 2013 |title=Scunthorpe United midfielder Matt Sparrow tweets 'codheads' jibe ahead of FA Cup showdown with Grimsby Town |url=http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Scunthorpe-United-midfielder-Matt-Sparrow-tweets/story-19998405-detail/story.html |url-status=dead |access-date=20 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821061218/http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Scunthorpe-United-midfielder-Matt-Sparrow-tweets/story-19998405-detail/story.html |archive-date=21 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=28 October 2013 |title='Codheads' and non-league opposition – FA Cup banter begins ahead of Scunthorpe United's date with Grimsby Town |work=Scunthorpe Telegraph |url=http://www.scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk/Codheads-non-league-opposition-FA-Cup-banter/story-19998242-detail/story.html |url-status=dead |access-date=20 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822010523/http://www.scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk/Codheads-non-league-opposition-FA-Cup-banter/story-19998242-detail/story.html |archive-date=22 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Top 10 of Britain |publisher=Hamlyn |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-60062-251-2 |at=British Demonyms}}</ref> Great Grimsby Day is 22 January.<ref name=bbc_greatgrimsbyday/> Grimsby is the second largest settlement by population in Lincolnshire after [[Lincoln, England|Lincoln]].
==Geography==
[[File:GrimsbyBUA2011.png|thumb|Map of the Grimsby Built-up area showing subdivisions]]
The town was named "Great Grimsby" to distinguish it from [[Little Grimsby]], a village about {{cvt|14|mi}} to the south, near Louth. It had a population of 88,243 in the 2011 census and an estimated population of 88,323 in 2019.<ref>{{
==History==
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Grimsby had no town walls. It was too small and felt to be protected by the marshland around it. However, the town dug a defensive ditch.
Grimsby in medieval times had two parish churches, [[St Mary's Church, Grimsby|St Mary's]] and [[St. James' Church, Grimsby|St James]]. Only St James, now [[Grimsby Minster]], remains. It is associated with a folk tale of an [[imp]] who played tricks in the church and was turned into stone by an angel. (A similar tale is told of [[Lincoln Cathedral]] –
In the mid-14th century, the town benefited from the generosity of [[Edmund de Grimsby]], a local man who became a senior Crown official and judge in Ireland.
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[[File:Fish Dock, Grimsby, Lincolnshire.jpg|thumb|right|Grimsby fishing docks {{circa|1890}}]]
The [[Great Depression]] and restructured fishing caused a sharp decline in employment. After that the population was fairly stable for the rest of the 20th century.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nelincs.gov.uk/council/populationstatistics/census_population_figures_for_settlements_1931-2001.htm |title=Census Population Figures for Settlements 1931
===Second World War===
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Grimsby's trawling days are remembered through artefacts and permanent exhibits at the town's [[Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre|Fishing Heritage Centre]]. A preserved 1950s trawler, ''[[Ross Tiger]],'' is located here. Few fishing vessels still operate from Grimsby's docks, but the town maintains a substantial fish market important in Europe.<ref>{{cite web |title=Grimsby Fish Market |url=http://www.grimsbyfishmarket.co.uk/index1.html |access-date=17 March 2011 |website=www.grimsbyfishmarket.co.uk}}</ref>
Grimsby was struck by [[1981 United Kingdom tornado outbreak|an F1/T3 tornado]] on 23 November 1981, as part of a record-breaking nationwide tornado outbreak that day.<ref>{{cite web
The town was described in ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' in 2001 as one "subjected to... many crude developments over the past 30-odd years" and a town which "seemingly shuns the notion of heritage."<ref>{{cite news |last=Williams |first=Geoffrey |date=5 May 2001 |title=Great drives: The A16 from Stamford to Grimsby and Cleethorpes |work=The Daily Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/4750178/Great-drives-The-A16-from-Stamford-to-Grimsby-and-Cleethorpes.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/4750178/Great-drives-The-A16-from-Stamford-to-Grimsby-and-Cleethorpes.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=16 November 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Redevelopment was planned as part of [[Yorkshire Forward]]'s Renaissance Towns Programme,{{citation needed|date=August 2014}} but the scheme was abandoned in 2012.
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==Governance==
Since the December [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 general election]], [[Lia Nici]] ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]) has been the Member of Parliament for the [[Great Grimsby (UK Parliament constituency)|Great Grimsby]] constituency, having won the seat from the former MP, [[Melanie Onn]] ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]), who had served since 2015. This lost the seat to the Labour Party for the first time in 74 years, not least under [[Austin Mitchell]] ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]), who held it from 1977 to 2015.<ref>{{cite news |date=13 December 2019 |title=Great Grimsby goes Tory for first time since WW2 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election-2019-50769401 |access-date=7 January 2020}}</ref>
{{Infobox historic subdivision
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===Docks===
[[File:Cross Street, Grimsby (geograph 3111630).jpg|thumb|Area known as The Kasbah, Grimsby docks]]
The [[Port of Grimsby]] has been in use since the medieval period. The first enclosed dock, later known as the [[Old Dock, Grimsby|Old Dock]], was built in the 1790s by the [[Grimsby Haven Company]]. Major expansion came with the railways and construction of the [[Royal Dock, Grimsby]] in the 1840s. A [[No.1 Fish Dock|Fish Dock]] was added in 1857, and the fish docks expanded over the next 80 years. The Old Dock was expanded to form [[Alexandra Dock, Grimsby|Alexandra Dock]] in the 1880s. The Kasbah is a historic area between the Royal Dock and Fish Dock marked by a network of streets that remains home to many artisan fish-processing businesses.<ref>{{cite web |title=Greater Grimsby Town Deal Prospectus
Fishing activities were reduced to a fraction of former levels in the second half of the 20th century. The current port has become a centre for car imports and exports, and since 1975 for general cargo. In the early 21st century, it has developed as a wind-farm maintenance base.
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The town has two markets, one next to Freshney Place and the other in ''[https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/737481 Freeman Street]'' (B1213). This was a dominant shopping area with close ties to the docks, but industry and demographic changes have led it to struggle since the late 1970s. Previously the town centre area was rivalled by the Freeman Street shopping area, located closer to the docks. Freeman Street retains its covered market. Grimsby town centre has re-emerged in prominence as the docks declined and shops such as Marks and Spencer relocated to central Grimsby.
Other developments near the town centre since the 1980s include the Alexandra Retail Park and Sainsbury's to the west of Alexandra Dock, an Asda store between the town centre and Freeman Street, and the Victoria Mills Retail Park off the [[Peaks Parkway|Peaks Parkway A16]],<ref>{{cite web
[[File:Morrison's Supermarket - geograph.org.uk - 186594.jpg|thumb|right|Morrisons at Laceby]]
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===Buses===
[[File:Victoria_Street_West_at_Town_Hall_Street,_Grimsby_(geograph_4156249).jpg|thumb|right|New bus provision in Grimsby known by some as the "Multicoloured stop swap" with Riverhead Exchange "Superstop" right.<ref>{{cite news |title=Name revealed for Grimsby town centre's new bus superstop |work=Grimsby Telegraph |url=http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/revealed-Grimsby-town-centre-s-new-bus-superstop/story-20904829-detail/story.html |access-date=3 April 2016}}{{dead link |date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>]]
Grimsby's bus services are provided by [[Stagecoach in Lincolnshire]], which took over from ''Grimsby-Cleethorpes Transport'' (CGT) in 1993. This had been formed in 1957 by a merger of separate Grimsby and Cleethorpes transport undertakings. Stagecoach had all the buses resprayed to their standard livery to replace the
In 2005, Stagecoach bought out ''Lincolnshire Road Car'', which served [[South Killingholme]], [[Louth, Lincolnshire|Louth]], [[Barton-upon-Humber]] and the Willows Estate. The company is now known as [[Stagecoach in Lincolnshire]]. Joint ticketing began with ''[[Stagecoach Grimsby-Cleethorpes]]'' in May 2006.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}} From September 2006, a new fleet of low-floor single-deckers was introduced, making the fleet an unprecedented 85 per cent low-floor.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}
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===Football===
[[File:Blundell Park - geograph.org.uk - 125740.jpg|thumb|Blundell Park]]
The local football team [[Grimsby Town F.C.]], nicknamed The Mariners, has played in [[EFL League Two|League Two]], the fourth tier of English football, since its promotion from the [[Football Conference|Vanarama National League]] in the 2021/22 season. Its ground is [[Blundell Park]] in [[Cleethorpes]]. It is the oldest professional [[association football|football]] team in [[Lincolnshire]] and one of the oldest in the country, being formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham, with a home ground on land off Ainslie Street. During the 1930s Grimsby Town played in the English First Division, then the highest level of the domestic game in England. It also appeared in two [[FA Cup]] semi-finals in the 1930s: in 1936 (against [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]) and in 1939 (against [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]). The latter semi-final was held at [[Old Trafford (football ground)|Old Trafford]], Manchester, and the attendance (76,962) is still a record for the stadium.
Grimsby Town was relegated on 7 May 2010 to the Football Conference, losing its status as a League club.<ref>{{cite news |date=7 May 2010 |title=Burton Albion 3 – 0 Grimsby |publisher=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/8632870.stm |access-date=9 December 2014}}</ref> It returned to the Football League after gaining promotion via the [[National League (division)|National League]] play-off final in 2016, beating [[Forest Green Rovers F.C.|Forest Green Rovers]] 3–1 at [[Wembley Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Garry |first=Tom |date=15 May 2016 |title=Forest Green Rovers 1–3 Grimsby Town |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36244418 |access-date=6 August 2016}}</ref> The team reached the FA Cup quarter-finals in 1987 and in 1998 won the [[Football League Trophy|Auto Windscreens Shield]]<ref>{{cite news |date=19 April 1998 |title=Mariners catch Wembley cup win |publisher=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/80392.stm |access-date=9 December 2014}}</ref> and the second division play-off final. Notable former managers include [[Bill Shankly]], [[Lawrie McMenemy]] and [[Alan Buckley]].
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[[File:The Caxton Theatre and Arts Centre, Grimsby - geograph.org.uk - 532478.jpg|thumb|right|Caxton theatre and arts centre]]
Musical entertainment is provided at the [[Grimsby Auditorium]], built in 1995 in Cromwell Road, Yarborough, near Grimsby Leisure Centre. The smaller Caxton Theatre is in Cleethorpe Road (A180) in East Marsh, near the docks. The Caxton Theatre<ref>{{cite web
North East Lincolnshire Council has installed a Wi-Fi network covering Victoria Street in central Grimsby. The service gives access to the Internet to the general public on a yearly subscription.
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*[[Humber Forts]]
*[[Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre]]
*[[People's Park, Grimsby| People's Park]]
*[[Waltham Windmill]]
*[[Weelsby Woods]]
Grimsby is the site of a [[Blue Cross (animal charity)|Blue Cross]] Animal Hospital, one of only four in the country, the other three being in London. Previously on Cleethorpe Road, the Grimsby hospital moved in 2005 to a new building, Coco Markus House,
===Media===
====Newspaper====
The ''[[Grimsby Telegraph]]'', had an audited circulation of 14,344 copies in 2017. It is based in Heritage House near the Fishing Heritage Centre.<ref>{{cite news |date=6 October 2015 |title=Grimsby Telegraph moves to modern offices in Heritage House |work=Grimsby Telegraph |url=http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Grimsby-Telegraph-moves-modern-offices-Heritage/story-27919350-detail/story.html |url-status=dead |access-date=16 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018015319/http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Grimsby-Telegraph-moves-modern-offices-Heritage/story-27919350-detail/story.html |archive-date=18 October 2015}}</ref>
====Radio====
The local radio stations are [[BBC Radio Humberside]], [[Lincs FM]], [[Viking FM]] and the exclusively [[North East Lincolnshire]]-based [[Compass FM]], which ceased to be local in 2020, to be rebranded as [[Greatest Hits Radio Grimsby]].The transmitter for Greatest Hits Radio Grimsby and [[Bauer Humberside]] (Lincs FM DAB) is on top of a [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/532459 block of flats] in East Marsh.
====Television====
Terrestrial television coverage based in the area comes from [[BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire]] and [[Yorkshire Television|ITV Yorkshire]], which has a news broadcast based in [[Immingham]]. That's TV Humberside (formerly [[Estuary TV]] and Channel 7 Television) broadcast on [[Freeview (UK)|Freeview]] channel 8 and on [[Virgin Media]] channel 159.
===Popular culture===
*[[Bernie Taupin]], who lived in [[Humberston]] and [[Tealby]] (near [[Market Rasen]]) when in his teens, wrote the lyrics to [[Elton John]]'s 1974 song, "[[Grimsby (song)|Grimsby]]", which is included in John's album ''[[Caribou (album)|Caribou]]''.
*The town has featured as a film location: Scartho Hospital (now [[Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital]]), and the Scartho Road Cemetery entrance, were used in the 1985 film ''[[Clockwise (film)|Clockwise]]''.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090852/locations?ref_=ttspec_sa_6 "Clockwise (1986) Filming Locations"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105110601/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090852/locations?ref_=ttspec_sa_6 |date=5 January 2016 }}, ''Internet Movie Database'', Retrieved 30 November 2015</ref> The 2006 film, ''[[This Is England]]'' was partly set and filmed in Grimsby and other East Midland locations such as Nottingham.
*[[Grimsby (film)|''Grimsby'']] is an action-comedy film starring [[Sacha Baron Cohen]] and [[Mark Strong]], released by [[Columbia Pictures]] in February 2016. No scenes for it were actually shot in the town; they were filmed instead in [[Tilbury]], Essex.<ref>{{cite news |last=Child |first=Ben |date=14 July 2014 |title=Sacha Baron Cohen angers residents of Grimsby and Tilbury |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/jul/14/sacha-baron-cohen-grimsby-tilbury |access-date=1 April 2016}}</ref>
*The town was the setting for a second series of the Channel 4 documentary ''[[Skint (Channel 4 series)|Skint]]'' in 2014, following families and individuals undergoing the "devastating effects of long-term unemployment".<ref>{{cite news |date=25 November 2014 |title=Skint in Grimsby watched by more than 1 million viewers |publisher=Grimsby Telegraph |url=http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Skint-Grimsby-watched-1-million-viewers/story-24677673-detail/story.html |url-status=dead |access-date=10 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518075320/http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Skint-Grimsby-watched-1-million-viewers/story-24677673-detail/story.html |archive-date=18 May 2015}}</ref>
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==Flooding==
[[File:River Freshney - geograph.org.uk - 46382.jpg|thumb|The River Freshney, which flooded in 2007]]
The [[Environment Agency]] has awarded [[Sheffield]]-based telemetry company CSE Seprol a contract to supply flood-warning devices for risk areas in [[East Anglia]]. The 18 sirens, at various locations round the flood-risk area of Grimsby and Cleethorpes, should reach 25,500 households to warn of flood danger. They will be sounded only in the event of the [[Environment Agency]] issuing a severe flood warning for tidal flooding, or if it is likely the sea defences will be breached. The sirens make various sounds, from the traditional wail to a voice message.<ref>{{cite news |date=28 August 2007 |title=Flood alarms for Anglia |publisher=The Engineer website |url=http://www.theengineer.co.uk/news/flood-alarms-for-anglia/301719.article |access-date=10 May 2015 |archive-date=10 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510153524/http://www.theengineer.co.uk/news/flood-alarms-for-anglia/301719.article |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Notable people==
Listed in alphabetical order (Grimbarians were mainly born at the former Grimsby Maternity Hospital in Nunsthorpe, Grimsby. Many were born at the defunct Croft Baker Maternity Hospital in nearby Cleethorpes. Those born and/or brought up nearby include:
*[[Herbert Ayre]] (1882–1966), footballer
*[[Clarrie Bacon]] (1889-1954), footballer
*[[Richard Bennett (New Zealand cricketer)|Richard Bennett]] (born 1954), a cricketer who played for New Zealand
*[[Shirley Bloomer]] (born 1934), winner of the French Open Singles and Doubles titles in 1957 and the French Open Mixed title in 1958
*[[Jack Braughton]] (1921–2016), a long-distance runner who represented Britain in the Olympics
*[[Bill Brewster (DJ)|Bill Brewster]], writer and disc jockey
*[[Dennis Brown (academic)|Dennis Brown]] (born 1951), Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and President of the American Physiological Society
*[[Richard Buck]] (born 1986), a sprinter in the [[400 meters]] event, represented Britain in the World and European Championships.
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*[[Kevin Clifton]] (born 1982), professional dancer on the [[BBC]]'s [[Strictly Come Dancing]] alongside his sister Joanne (above)
*[[Holly Clyburn]] (born 1991), professional golfer, plays on the [[Ladies European Tour]]. Winning member of Great Britain [[Curtis Cup]] team of 2012
*[[Richard P. Cook]] (born 1949), artist
*[[Quentin Cooper]], presenter of [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]]'s ''[[Material World (radio programme)|Material World]]'' and film correspondent for [[BBC Radio 2]], grew up in the town, attending [[Wintringham School]].
*[[Patrick Cormack]] (born 1939), Conservative politician and MP, later the life peer Baron Cormack<ref>{{cite web |title=Sir Patrick Cormack MP |url=http://catalogue.hullhistorycentre.org.uk/files/u-dpk.pdf |access-date=25 October 2017 |publisher=Hull History Centre}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=2001 |title=CANDIDATES |work=news.bbc.co.uk |publisher=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2001/candidates/candidates/5/53503.stm |access-date=25 October 2017}}</ref>
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*[[Ray Edmonds]] (born 1936), professional billiards player, was the [[World Professional Billiards Championship|World Professional Billiards Champion]] of 1985.
*[[John Fenty]] (born 1961), owner of [[Grimsby Town Football Club]] and local councillor
*[[Brenda Fisher]] (
*[[Helen Fospero]], newsreader for [[Sky News]] and [[Five (channel)|Five]] News
*[[Tony Ford (footballer, born 1959)|Tony Ford]], footballer holding the all-time record for matches played in the English league by an outfield player, notably for [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]], [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] and [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]
*[[Lee Freeman (police officer)|Lee Freeman]], Chief Constable of Humberside Police
*[[Freddie Frinton]] (1909–1968), comedian, actor in the 1960s BBC comedy ''[[Meet the Wife (TV series)|Meet the Wife]]''
*[[Freddie Frith]] (
*[[Lisa George]] (born 1970), actress, ''[[Coronation Street]], [[Emmerdale]]'' and contestant on [[Dancing on Ice]]
*[[Phil Gladwin]] (born 1963), television screenwriter, ''[[Warriors of Kudlak]]''
*[[Phil Glew]] (born 1983), racing driver in [[British Touring Car Championship]], now commentator for [[ITV Sport]].
*[[Lloyd Griffith]] (born 1983), comedian and television presenter, ''[[Soccer AM]]''
*[[Edmund de Grimsby]], judge and clergyman, was born in Grimsby and probably died here in 1354.
*[[Frederick Hans Haagensen]] (1877-1943), artist
*[[Dan Haigh]] (born 1980), bass guitarist in rock group ''[[Fightstar]],'' and co-founder of synth-wave trio ''[[Gunship (band)]]'', was born and brought up in the town.
*[[Mike Hallett]] (born 1959), snooker player and commentator for [[Sky Sports]]
*[[Kate Haywood]] (born 1987), a swimmer who competed for Britain and Olympics and England at the Commonwealth level
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*[[Patricia Hodge]] (born 1946), actor: ''[[Miranda (TV series)|Miranda]],'' ''[[Rumpole of the Bailey]]'' and ''[[Jemima Shore Investigates]].'' Her parents managed the Royal Hotel in the town. She attended Wintringham School.
*[[Ian Huntley]] (born 1974), [[Soham Murders|Soham double child murderer]], was born at Grimsby and lived there until the late 1990s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ian Huntley: The Soham Murderer |url=http://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/ian-huntley-the-soham-murderer/biography.html |access-date=17 November 2014 |website=Crime and Investigation}}</ref>
*[[Alfred Hurst]] (1846–1915), member of the [[Iowa House of Representatives]]
*[[Keith Jobling]] (1934–2020), professional footballer with 450 games for [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]]
*[[Guy Martin]] (born 1981), motorcycle racer turned television presenter
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*[[Glenn Kirkham]], (born 1982), field hockey player for [[England men's national field hockey team|England]] and [[Great Britain men's national field hockey team|Great Britain]] Olympic team
*[[Duncan McKenzie]] (born 1950), footballer with [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]], [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] and [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
*[[Robert Kyle (American football)|Robert Kyle]] (1913–2010), [[American football]] and [[Baseball]] player and coach, notably a quarterback for [[West Virginia University]]
*[[Amy Monkhouse]] (born 1979) [[bowls|lawn bowler]]<ref>{{cite web |title=The England Team Commonwealth Games, Delhi 2010 |url=http://www.sportinglife.com/commonwealth2010/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=others/10/09/28/manual_172154.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025092904/http://www.sportinglife.com/commonwealth2010/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=others%2F10%2F09%2F28%2Fmanual_172154.html |archive-date=25 October 2011 |access-date=21 May 2012 |publisher=Sporting Life}}</ref>
*[[Darren Pattinson]] (born 1978), [[England cricket team|England Test]] cricketer born in Grimsby
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*[[Julie Peasgood]] (born 1956), actor, Fran in the soap opera ''[[Brookside (Television programme)|Brookside]],'' grew up in Grimsby and attended Wintringham School.
*[[Dean Reynolds]] (born 1963), snooker player
*[[Matija Sarkic]] (
*[[Kiera Skeels]] (born 2001), footballer for [[Charlton Athletic W.F.C.|Charlton Athletic]]
*[[David Smith (hammer thrower, born 1974)|David Smith]] (born 1974) Great Britain Olympic [[hammer throw]]er
*[[Matthew Stiff]] (born 1979), opera singer
*[[Emily Syme]] (born 2000), footballer for [[Bristol City W.F.C.|Bristol City]]
*[[Rod Temperton]] (1949–2016), songwriter, record producer and musician. Born and raised in Cleethorpes, worked as a fish filleter at Ross Frozen Foods, Grimsby, prior to success.
*[[Thomas Turgoose]] (born 1992), actor notably in [[This is England]] and [[Game of Thrones]]
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*[[Tom Wintringham]] (1898–1949, communist politician and military historian
*[[Patrick Wymark]] (1926–1970), actor. Wymark View was named after him.
*[[Paul Robinson (artist)|Paul Robinson]] Contemporary Artist known for his depiction of the Pink Bear<ref>{{cite web|url=http://inspiringcity.com/2020/05/27/luap-the-artist-behind-the-pink-bear/|title=LUAP the artist behind the Pink Bear|date=27 May 2020|website=Inspiring City|accessdate=15 March 2024}}</ref>
People with Grimsby connections:
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*[[John Hurt]] (1940–2017), actor, spent his formative years in the town while his father was a priest at St Aidan's, Cleethorpes.
*[[Norman Lamont]] (born 1942), Conservative MP and former [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]], was brought up in the town.
*[[Andrew Osmond (satirist)|Andrew Osmond]] (
*[[David Ross (businessman)|David Ross]], businessman, co-founder of [[Carphone Warehouse]] was brought up in the town.
*[[Ernest Worrall]] (1898–1972), painter known for depicting Grimsby in the Second World War, lived there from 1932 until the 1960s.<ref>{{cite news |date=15 October 2008 |title=Ernest Worrall – artist who chronicled Grimsby at war |work=[[Grimsby Telegraph]] |url=http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Ernest-Worrall-8211-artist-chronicled-Grimsby-war/story-11537953-detail/story.html |url-status=dead |access-date=11 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609121046/http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Ernest-Worrall-8211-artist-chronicled-Grimsby-war/story-11537953-detail/story.html |archive-date=9 June 2012}}</ref>
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As a port with trading ties to Continental Europe, the Nordic nations and Baltic Europe,<ref>{{cite web |title=Grimsby & Immingham |url=http://www.abports.co.uk/Our_Locations/Grimsby_Immingham/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131105923/http://www.abports.co.uk/Our_Locations/Grimsby_Immingham/ |archive-date=31 January 2016 |access-date=4 July 2013 |publisher=ABP Ports}}</ref> the town houses [[Consul (representative)#Honorary consul|honorary consulates]] of Denmark,<ref>{{cite web |title=Danish Consulates and Vice-Consulates in the UK |url=http://storbritannien.um.dk/en/travel-and-residence/other-consular-matters/danish-consulates-and-vice-consulates-in-the-uk/ |access-date=4 July 2013 |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark |archive-date=19 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219031313/http://storbritannien.um.dk/en/travel-and-residence/other-consular-matters/danish-consulates-and-vice-consulates-in-the-uk/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Iceland,<ref>{{cite web |title=Consulates |url=http://www.iceland.is/iceland-abroad/uk/embassy-information/consulates/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105110601/http://www.iceland.is/iceland-abroad/uk/embassy-information/consulates/ |archive-date=5 January 2016 |access-date=4 July 2013 |publisher=Embassy of Iceland London}}</ref> and Norway.<ref>{{cite web |title=Consulates in the UK |url=http://www.norway.org.uk/Embassy/consulates/ |access-date=4 July 2013 |publisher=Norway.org.uk}}</ref> Swedish and Finnish honorary consulates are located in Immingham,<ref>{{cite web |title=Swedish Consulates |url=http://www.swedenabroad.com/en-GB/Embassies/London/Contact/Embassy--Consulates/#Immingham |access-date=4 July 2013 |publisher=The Embassy of Sweden, United Kingdom}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Contact information: Honorary Consulate of Finland, Immingham & Grimsby |url=http://www.finemb.org.uk/public/default.aspx?nodeid=37249&culture=en-GB&contentlan=2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927181844/http://www.finemb.org.uk/public/default.aspx?nodeid=37249&culture=en-GB&contentlan=2 |archive-date=27 September 2013 |access-date=4 July 2013 |publisher=Embassy of Finland, London}}</ref> and that of Germany at [[Barrow-upon-Humber]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Honorary Consuls of the Federal Republic of Germany in the United Kingdom |url=http://www.london.diplo.de/contentblob/3401078/Daten/3345096/Honorarkonsuln.pdf |access-date=4 July 2013 |publisher=Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, London |archive-date=3 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203093128/http://www.london.diplo.de/contentblob/3401078/Daten/3345096/Honorarkonsuln.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref>
The people of Norway have sent a tree to the town of Grimsby every Christmas since the end of the Second World War. The Norwegian city of Trondheim sent a tree for 40 years until 2003, since when the tree has been donated by the northern Norwegian town of [[Sortland (town)|Sortland]] and placed in the town's Riverhead Square.<ref>{{cite news |date=16 November 2010 |title=Christmas tree arrives from Norway after six-day trip across North Sea |work=Grimsby Telegraph |url=http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Christmas-tree-arrives-Norway-love-hour-trip-North-Sea/story-11535386-detail/story.html |url-status=dead |access-date=4 July 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130704183107/http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Christmas-tree-arrives-Norway-love-hour-trip-North-Sea/story-11535386-detail/story.html |archive-date=4 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=16 November 2011 |title=Christmas arrives in Grimsby as festive tree arrives from Scandinavia |work=Grimsby Telegraph |url=http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Christmas-arrives-Grimsby-festive-tree-arrives/story-13862618-detail/story.html |url-status=dead |access-date=4 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117225409/http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Christmas-arrives-Grimsby-festive-tree-arrives/story-13862618-detail/story.html |archive-date=17 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=15 November 2012 |title=Video: 35ft Christmas tree arrives at Grimsby Docks from Norway bound for the Riverhead |work=Grimsby Telegraph |url=http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Video-35ft-Christmas-tree-arrives-Grimsby-Docks/story-17327730-detail/story.html |url-status=dead |access-date=4 July 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130704183107/http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Video-35ft-Christmas-tree-arrives-Grimsby-Docks/story-17327730-detail/story.html |archive-date=4 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=4 November 2013 |title=Grimsby-grana på vei |language=no |work=Bladet Vesterålen |url=http://www.blv.no/lokalsider/sortland/article6960687.ece |url-status=dead |access-date=26 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202234756/http://www.blv.no/lokalsider/sortland/article6960687.ece |archive-date=2 December 2013}}</ref> During redevelopment of Riverhead Square the tree has been placed in the Old Market Place since 2013.
==See also==
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[[Category:Fishing communities in England]]
[[Category:Unparished areas in Lincolnshire]]
[[Category:Former civil parishes in Lincolnshire]]
[[Category:Borough of North East Lincolnshire]]
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