Editing Scunthorpe (section)

{{short description|Industrial town in Lincolnshire, England}}
{{about|the town}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox UK place
 | country                  = England
 | official_name            = Scunthorpe
 | coordinates              = {{coord|53.5809|-0.6502|display=inline,title}}
| static_image_name =   {{multiple images|border=infobox|perrow=1/2/2/1|total_width=270px
 | image1 = Scunthorpe High Street - geograph.org.uk - 3034167.jpg
 | caption1 = Scunthorpe High Street
 | image2=  Scunthorpe Steelworkers Sculpture - geograph.org.uk - 6424513.jpg
 | caption2= [[Scunthorpe Steelworks|Steelworkers Monument]]
 | image3=  Old Church in Scunthorpe.jpg
 | caption3= St John’s Church
 | image4= Flats off Crosby Road, Scunthorpe - geograph.org.uk - 4871546.jpg
 | caption4= [[Crosby, Lincolnshire|Crosby]]
 | image5 = The Pods, Scunthorpe.jpg
 | caption5 = [[The Pods]]
 | image6 = Appleby Frodingham Steelworks - tank and Appleby Coke Ovens - geograph.org.uk - 5929476.jpg
 | caption6 = [[Scunthorpe Steelworks]]
   }}
| static_image_caption = 
 | population                   = 81,576
 | population_ref           = (2021 Census)<ref name="bua2011">{{cite web |title=Scunthorpe |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/cities/?cityid=7260 |website=City population |access-date=25 October 2022}}</ref>
 | parts_type               = Areas of the town<br />(2011 census BUASD)
 | p1                       = [[Ashby, Lincolnshire|Ashby]]
 | p2                       = [[Bottesford, Lincolnshire|Bottesford]] (Town)
 | p3                       = Bottesford Moor
 | p4                       = [[Brumby, Lincolnshire|Brumby]]
 | p5                       = [[Crosby, Lincolnshire|Crosby]]
 | p6                       = [[Dragonby]]
 | p7                       = [[Frodingham, Lincolnshire|Frodingham]]
 | p8                       = High Santon
 | p9                       = Raventhorpe
 | p10                      = [[Yaddlethorpe]]
 | unitary_england          = [[North Lincolnshire]]
 | lieutenancy_england      = [[Lincolnshire]]
 | region                   = Yorkshire and the Humber
 | constituency_westminster = [[Scunthorpe (UK Parliament constituency)|Scunthorpe]]
 | post_town                = SCUNTHORPE
 | postcode_district        = DN15 – 17
 | postcode_area            = DN
 | dial_code                = 01724
 | os_grid_reference        = SE893102
 | london_distance_mi       = 145<!-- straight line per MOS – constant and comparable with other place distances -->
 | london_direction         = S
| type = Town
}}
'''Scunthorpe''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|k|ʌ|n|θ|ɔːr|p}}) is an [[industrial town]] in [[Lincolnshire]], England, and the county's third most populous settlement after [[Lincoln, England|Lincoln]] and [[Grimsby]], with a population of 81,286 in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Scunthorpe (North Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom) – Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information |url=https://citypopulation.de/en/uk/yorkshireandthehumber/north_lincolnshire/E63001112__scunthorpe/ |access-date=25 May 2023 |website=citypopulation.de}}</ref> It is the administrative centre and largest settlement of the [[North Lincolnshire]] district. Scunthorpe lies north of Lincoln and is between Grimsby to the east and [[Doncaster]] to the west, while [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]] is to the north-east via the [[Humber Bridge]].