Coleby, North Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 53°39′58″N 0°38′24″W / 53.666°N 0.640°W / 53.666; -0.640

Coleby
Coleby  Coleby shown within Lincolnshire
Population	331 (2001 Census)
OS grid reference	SE898197
- London	150 miles
Parish	West Halton
Unitary authority	North Lincolnshire
Ceremonial county	Lincolnshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SCUNTHORPE
Postcode district	DN15
Dialling code	01724
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire

Coleby is a hamlet in the civil parish of West Halton in North Lincolnshire, England, situated half a mile south-west of West Halton, approximately 7 miles north of Scunthorpe.

A view of Coleby from the bus shelter.

Coleby pre-dates the Norman Conquest, its name is derived from old Norse and means the "farmstead of a man named Koli".^[1]

Coleby has 24 dwellings including 3 farms: Eastdale Farm, Hall Farm and Manor Farm. The village no shops or pubs, and its telephone box was removed in 2008. Public Transport is provided by Stagecoach and subsidised by North Lincolnshire Council.^{[citation needed]}

Internet is delivered by ADSL through underground, waxed-paper insulated, copper wires that were laid by the GPO in 1955; its speed is up to 2 Mbps.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ Mills, A. D. A Dictionary of English Place-Names, Oxford University Press, 1991 ISBN 0198691564

External links

Media related to Coleby, North Lincolnshire at Wikimedia Commons

• Coleby Allotments
• Google Street view