Habrough
{{Short description|Village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2014}}
{{Infobox UK place
| static_image_name= Habrough Church - geograph.org.uk - 65528.jpg
| static_image_alt=
| static_image_caption= St Margaret's Church, Habrough
| country = England
| official_name= Habrough
| map_alt=
| coordinates = {{coord|53.607890|-0.264914|display=inline,title}}
| population= 631
| population_ref= (2011){{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11124093&c=DN40+3AA&d=16&e=62&g=6381741&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1439819982220&enc=1|title=Parish population 2011|accessdate=17 August 2015}}
| unitary_england= North East Lincolnshire
| lieutenancy_england = Lincolnshire
| region= Yorkshire and the Humber
| constituency_westminster= Brigg and Immingham
| post_town= Immingham
| postcode_district = DN40
| postcode_area= DN
| dial_code=
| os_grid_reference= TA148137
| london_distance_mi= 145
| london_direction= S
}}
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Habrough ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|h|eɪ|b|(|ə|)|r|ə}} {{respell|HAY|b(ə-)rə}}) is a village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire, England, {{convert|8|mi|km|0}} north-west of Grimsby and {{convert|3|mi|km|0}} inland from the Humber estuary at the southern edge of the A180 road, just west of Immingham and south of South Killingholme. Humberside Airport is {{convert|4|mi|km|1}} to the south-west.
The parish has an area of {{convert|2330|acre|km2|0}}.{{cite web|title=Habrough|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/Habrough/|publisher=Genuki.org.uk|accessdate=5 July 2011}}
History
Habrough is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book, with 28 households, a mill and a saltern.{{cite web|title=Habrough|url=http://www.domesdaymap.co.uk/place/TA1514/habrough/|work=Domesday Map|publisher=Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull|accessdate=5 July 2011}} There was a manor house here, of which only earthworks remain south east from the church. It belonged during the 13th and 14th centuries to the de Saltfletby family, and later the Skipwith family. The manor was reputedly abandoned when the Skipwith line died out.{{cite PastScape|mnumber=80473|mname=Habrough|accessdate=5 July 2011}} Today the village has land owned by the Earl of Yarborough and is situated less than {{convert|1|mi|km|1}} away from the Brocklesby House Estate of the Earl of Yarborough.
Community
File:Habrough station (1999) - geograph.org.uk - 883490.jpg]]
The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St Margaret. The church tower was restored in 1684, and the church rebuilt in limestone in 1869, by R. J. Withers. It is a Grade II listed building.{{cite PastScape|mnumber=80453|mname=St Margarets Habrough|accessdate=5 July 2011}}
The Wesleyan Methodist Church had a chapel here, rebuilt in 1869. The Primitive Methodist also had a chapel, rebuilt in 1873.
Habrough railway station serves the village and the town of Immingham. The village is on the railway line established in the 19th century by the Great Central Railway.
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External links
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Category:Borough of North East Lincolnshire