North East Lincolnshire

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Unitary authority in eastern England created in 1996 from part of the former county of Humberside.

Area
192 sq km/74 sq mi

Towns and cities
Grimsby (administrative headquarters), Immingham, Cleethorpes, Humberston, New Waltham, Waltham, Healing, Laceby

Features
Humber Estuary forms east border of authority; River Freshney; Immingham Museum; National Fishing Heritage Centre (Grimsby)

Industries
fishing and associated industries, docks and shipping services at Immingham and Grimsby, chemical manufacture, heavy engineering, marine engineering, oil refining, tourism (Cleethorpes)

Population
(2001) 158,000

Famous people
John Whitgift (archbishop of Canterbury)

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