Coordinates: 53°39′18″N 0°35′52″W / 53.6549°N 0.5979°W
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  Winterton shown within Lincolnshire |
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| Population | 4,729 (2001 census) |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Unitary authority | North Lincolnshire |
| Ceremonial county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | DN15 |
| Dialling code | 01724 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| European Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Brigg and Goole |
| List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire | |
Winterton is a small town in North Lincolnshire, England, 5 miles north-east of Scunthorpe. Taking into account the 5 years since the last UK census, the population currently stands at approximately 5,000 people. Major north-south/east-west streets of Winterton are Market Street and Northlands Road. Winterton is near to the banks of the Humber and is 8 miles south-west of the Humber Bridge which can be seen from many parts of the town.
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Winterton has a long history going back to Roman times and several large mosaic floors and other Roman remains have been found there.
In October 1968, during road-widening works on the A1077, workers came across a massive stone coffin containing a skeleton later identified as being that of a young woman aged between 20 and 25 years of age, who stood 5'3" (1.6 m) tall. She was of high status, as determined by the high quality of the coffin made from a single block of limestone and she was also found to be laid on a sheet of lead. Down the hill from this spot are the remains of one of the Winterton roman villas, which is famous for its mosaic pavements where it is most likely she lived.
The late Professor Cameron (in The Place Names of Lincolnshire, Vol 6, p125) thought the village's name meant the farmstead, the village or the estate of the Winteringas, who were perhaps followers of someone called Winter or Wintra. In the Domesday Book of 1086 it is called variously Wintrintune, once; Wintrintone, four times; Wintritone, twice and Wintretune, once .
After the conventional Woden, Winta heads the list of the kings of Lindsey. It seems fairly clear that Winteringham, which lies where the limestone upland of Lindsey comes close to the waters of the Humber, was the landing place of the dominant group of Anglish settlers in the fifth century. The mouth of the valley of the Winterton Beck is now silted but the small harbour of Winteringham Haven still exists. Winterton, further inland along the limestone ridge, would be a secondary site to which they expanded.
There are three schools in Winterton: Winterton C of E Infants School, Winterton Junior School and Winterton Comprehensive School. The comprehensive school serves surrounding villages including Roxby, Appleby, Alkborough, Burton, Winteringham, Whitton, West Halton, South Ferriby and students as far east as Barton, Barrow and Goxhill. Winterton also has two football teams, Winterton Rangers and Dale Park.
There are four pubs in Winterton: Butchers Arms on High Street, The George on Church Side, Cross Keys on King Street and Lions Head on Park Street. There are also three social clubs: Winterton Rangers Football Club, Jubilee Working Men’s Club and Ross Lane Working Men’s Club.
The annual Winterton Show has taken place in the town since 1872.
Winterton is the home of two Labour MPs. Ian Cawsey for Brigg and Goole and Elliot Morley for Scunthorpe.
Notable Residents
- Wallace Sargent - Former director of the Palomar Observatory, he is one of the world's foremost astronomers and a leading academic at the California Institute of Technology. Born in nearby Elsham, he attended school at Winterton.[1]
- Neville Tong - gold medal winner at the 1958 Commonwealth Games in the 1km cycling time trial.[2]
- William Fowler - (1761 - 1832) noted architect and builder.[3]
Twinning
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