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| Place-Name |
The
Location - Situated in the Heart of North
Lincolnshire.
The
Doomsday Book (1086) referred to the village
as "Escumetorp"
Other
names - for the village include
Scumetorp, Scummptorp, Scumthorp.
The
name - can be translated to "Skuma's secondary
settlement" , named in relation to Frodingham.
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| Population
History |
Date |
Population |
1801 |
169 |
1811 |
174 |
1821 |
210 |
1831 |
240 |
1841 |
289 |
1851 |
303 |
1861 |
368 |
1871 |
710 |
1881 |
2126 |
1891 |
3481 |
1901 |
6750 |
1911 |
19360 |
1921 |
27359 |
1931 |
33761 |
1951 |
54255 |
1961 |
67324 |
1971 |
70907 |
1981 |
66609 |
1991 |
60642 |
From 1911
onwards - figures include those for Ashby, Brumby, Crosby and
Frodingham.
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| Museums |
North
Lincolnshire Museum
Scunthorpe Tel: 01724 843533
Closed Mondays & 25,26th December & 1st January
Open
Sunday 1:00pm-4:00pm
Tues-Sat & BH 10:00am - 4:00pm
(Last Admission 3:30pm)
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Normanby
Hall Museum
Normanby
Tel: 01724 720588
Open Daily April - September 1:00pm - 5:00pm
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