What is so bad about Scunthorpe?

The Scunthorpe problem is the unintentional blocking of websites, e-mails, forum posts or search results by a spam filter or search engine because their text contains a string (or substring) of letters that appear to have an obscene or otherwise unacceptable meaning.

What does the name Scunthorpe mean?

Welcome to Scunthorpe. The name Scunthorpe–whose unassuming syllables are pronounced as “scun” and “thorpe”–is believed to be derived from an Old Norse word, “escumetorp,” meaning “farmstead belonging to Skuma.” But the name’s etymology isn’t what made it notorious.

Is Scunthorpe a poor town?

Data released by the End Child Poverty coalition shows in the Town ward in Scunthorpe, 46.4 per cent of children are growing up in poverty, an estimated 900 children. In comparison, in Bottesford, one in 10 children, or 10.5 per cent, are living in poverty, the lowest rate in North Lincolnshire.

What is Scunthorpe famous for?

steel processing centre
A predominantly industrial town, the town is the United Kingdom’s largest steel processing centre and is also known as the “Industrial Garden Town”. It is the third largest settlement in Lincolnshire, after Lincoln and Grimsby. The Member of Parliament for Scunthorpe is Conservative politician Holly Mumby-Croft.

How old is Scunthorpe?

Scunthorpe as a town came into existence due to the exploitation of the local ironstone resources, and subsequent formation of iron works from the 1850s onwards. The regional population grew from 1,245 in 1851 to 11,167 in 1901 and 45,840 in 1941.

Is Scunthorpe poor?

How deprived is Scunthorpe?

Nearly half of children are living in poverty in the North Lincolnshire ward with the worst rate of deprivation, according to new figures. Data released by the End Child Poverty coalition shows in the Town ward in Scunthorpe, 46.4 per cent of children are growing up in poverty, an estimated 900 children.

Is Scunthorpe a bad area?

Scunthorpe is the safest major town in Lincolnshire, and is among the top 20 most dangerous overall out of Lincolnshire’s 599 towns, villages, and cities. In November 2020, Scunthorpe had the worst crime rate in Lincolnshire for burglary, with 73 crimes reported and a crime rate of 0.87 per 1,000 inhabitants.

What was invented in Scunthorpe?

Cheese and onion flavour was invented 50 years ago by Golden Wonder, the official crisp-makers of Scunthorpe – the sandwich goes down a treat with a Snakebite!

Is it nice to live in Scunthorpe?

Scunthorpe has been voted the fourth worst place to live in the UK in an online vote. The I Live Here UK website has come up with a list of the top 10 worst places to live in England and, according to thousands of people who have voted on Facebook, Scunthorpe is one of the worst.

Is Grimsby a nice place to live?

Grimsby ranked 16th worst place to live in the country – here’s 16 understandable reasons why. Don’t bother visiting, there’s nothing to see here. Grimsby and Cleethorpes don’t have any beautiful scenery, no nice walks or anything to do with the family.

Is North East Lincolnshire poor?

Poverty in North East Lincolnshire has reached levels not seen for a generation due to the coronavirus pandemic. The impact of the pandemic from the lockdowns, job losses and being placed on furlough, has caused the deprivation gap to widen – and the pace is alarming health chiefs.