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History Of Cleethorpes By Felix.b and jake.a

Introduction:

Cleethorpes is a seaside town on the estuary of the Humber in North East Lincolnshire, England with a population of 38,372 in 2020. It has been permanently occupied since the 6th century, with fishing as its original industry, then developing into a resort in the 19th century.

Cleethorpes is famous because Cleethorpes is home to Blundell park, the home ground of the football team, Grimsby Town, one of few English league clubs with a town or city name to have their home ground in a different community. There is an athletics club and Cleethorpes Rugby Union Football Club who play in the Midlands 4 East (NE).

History:

Cleethorpes was once made up of three small hambets- Itterby, Oole and Thunscoe which were part of a wider parish called Clee. Clee was settlement in the Domesday Book, as was Thrunscoe and Itterby, and existed at the time of the Norman Conquest. Clee meaning clay or clayey soil and Thorpe, a term derived from an old Danish word meaning secondary or outlying settlement. These settlements existed as small fishing villages, famous for its oysters which were sold by settlers outside pubs and manned stalls along the coast.

Cleethorpes pier:

The Cleethorpes pier was opened in 1873 by Mr Grant Thorold of Weelsby. At that time the structure was 370 metres long and supported by cast iron cylindrical collums.The deck constructed of pitch pine had a 800-capacity concert hall at the end. In 1903 the pier head concert was destroyed by a fire. A pavilion was built near the shore in 1905 and a cafe and shops on the site of the original building. During the war a hole blasted in the decking to prevent the structure being accessed by Germans who may arrive by boat. The remains of the pier were finally taken down years later, and sold by the Council. Some of the material went to Filbert Street, the home of Leicester City Football Club.

Papas fish and chips:

In 2016, the Pier was sold to a fish and chip company ‘Papas Fish And Chips’ becoming the ‘worlds biggest fish and chip restaurant’. Papas fish and chips was founded in 1966, by Mr papas, the family is currently in its third generation and still operate the business. In 2015 the family opened their largest restaurant to date, a 320 seat restaurant and takeaway, which was the world’s biggest fish and chip shop, in Willerby in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

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