North Lincolnshire

Local Authority District in England

Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and The Humber

§ This page gives an overview of the North Lincolnshire local authority district, bringing together key facts, maps, and data to help you quickly understand the area. One of 361 district profiles on Baseview.

Overview ⁞ North Lincolnshire spans from the Humber Bridge in the north to the rolling Lincolnshire Wolds and Trent Valley further south. Scunthorpe is the largest town, with a heritage in steel production and cultural venues like The Baths Hall. Market towns such as Brigg and Barton-upon-Humber add historic interest, the latter sitting at the foot of the Humber Bridge. The district’s geography includes flat agricultural land, the River Trent, and wetlands, with natural reserves such as Far Ings providing wildlife habitats. Its landscape is shaped by rivers, farmland, and historic settlements.

The administrative boundary of North Lincolnshire can be viewed on OpenStreetMap: District Boundary of North Lincolnshire.

Map of North Lincolnshire — Administrative Boundary of North Lincolnshire (Local Authority District)

Key Facts about North Lincolnshire

What region is North Lincolnshire in? North Lincolnshire is in the Yorkshire and The Humber of England, a region within the UK.

What county is North Lincolnshire in? North Lincolnshire is in the county of Lincolnshire.

Is North Lincolnshire a city? No, North Lincolnshire is not a city. (Note: the UK has 76 officially designated cities.)

Who governs North Lincolnshire? The local government for this district is: North Lincolnshire Council (Unitary Authority).

▶ Official website of North Lincolnshire Council 🔗 northlincs.gov.uk

Which police force covers North Lincolnshire? Policing in North Lincolnshire is provided by Humberside Police 🔗 humberside.police.uk, which serves 4 local authority districts: East Riding of Yorkshire ⁞ Kingston upon Hull, City of ⁞ North East Lincolnshire ⁞ North Lincolnshire.

This district page, North Lincolnshire, is a sub-page of this county page: Lincolnshire and this region page: Yorkshire and The Humber. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in North Lincolnshire

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 54 of them are in Yorkshire and the Humber region. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

Wards in North Lincolnshire

North Lincolnshire is divided into 19 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

Ashby Central
Ashby Lakeside
Axholme Central
Axholme North
Axholme South
Barton
Bottesford
Brigg & Wolds
Broughton & Scawby
Brumby
Burringham & Gunness
Burton upon Stather & Winterton
Crosby & Park
Ferry
Frodingham
Kingsway with Lincoln Gardens
Messingham
Ridge
Town

In the UK, a ward is a subdivision of a local authority area, used mainly for electoral and statistical purposes. Defined by the ONS, wards represent the primary unit for local elections, each returning one or more councillors to the local council. Wards are also used as a key geography for presenting population and census data.

Parishes in North Lincolnshire

North Lincolnshire is part-parished: 56 civil parishes (listed A-Z below) alongside 1 unparished areas.

Alkborough
Amcotts
Appleby
Ashby Parkland
Barnetby le Wold
Barrow upon Humber
Barton
Belton
Bonby
Bottesford
Brigg
Broughton
Burringham
Burton upon Stather
Cadney
Crowle and Ealand
Croxton
East Butterwick
East Halton
Eastoft
Elsham
Epworth
Flixborough
Garthorpe and Fockerby
Goxhill
Gunness
Haxey
Hibaldstow
Horkstow
Keadby with Althorpe
Kirmington
Kirton in Lindsey
Luddington and Haldenby
Manton
Melton Ross
Messingham
New Holland
North Killingholme
Owston Ferry
Redbourne
Roxby cum Risby
Saxby All Saints
Scawby
South Ferriby
South Killingholme
Thornton Curtis
Ulceby
West Butterwick
West Halton
Whitton
Winteringham
Winterton
Wootton
Worlaby
Wrawby
Wroot

A civil parish is the lowest tier of local government in England, used for villages, small towns, and suburbs. They have their own local authority, either a parish council or a parish meeting, which provides local services like managing parks, allotments, and streetlights, and represents the community's views to larger councils.

Built-up Areas in North Lincolnshire

North Lincolnshire covers 50 built-up areas, listed below in alphabetical order.

Alkborough
Althorpe
Amcotts
Appleby
Barnetby le Wold
Barrow upon Humber
Barton-upon-Humber
Belton (North Lincolnshire)
Bonby
Brigg
Broughton (North Lincolnshire)
Burringham
Burton upon Stather
Crowle (North Lincolnshire)
Ealand
East Halton
Eastoft
Elsham
Epworth
Ferriby Sluice
Garthorpe
Goxhill
Gunness
Haxey
Hibaldstow
Howsham
Immingham *
Keadby
Kirmington
Kirton in Lindsey
Messingham
New Holland
North Killingholme *
Owston Ferry
Redbourne
Saxby All Saints
Scawby
Scawby Brook
Scunthorpe
South Ferriby
South Killingholme
Ulceby
West Butterwick
Westwoodside
Winteringham
Winterton
Wootton (North Lincolnshire)
Worlaby
Wrawby
Wroot *

In the UK, a Built-up Area (BUA) is a continuous urban area of at least 20 hectares (0.2 km²), defined by the ONS as land where buildings are generally no more than 200 metres apart, such as towns, cities, or large villages. (Note: A BUA name marked with an asterisk (*) indicates that the area is situated partly in the district of North Lincolnshire.)