Scunthorpe
town in North Lincolnshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Scunthorpe is a town near the M180 motorway and the M181 motorway in Lincolnshire, England. The ending of the name in thorpe meaning new village in Norse, show it was a Viking settlement.[1]
Scunthorpe is often referred to as an Industrial Garden town.
Scunthorpe has a population of approximately 80,000 people.
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Scunthorpe is famous for its steelworks.
The football team is called Scunthorpe United.
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