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Winteringham is a village of approximately 330 houses which stands on the south bank of the River Humber about 8 miles from Barton and the Humber Bridge. There are 790 voters listed in the Register of Electors for 2006.
The village dates back to Anglo Saxon and Norman times and Ermine Street forms a boundary for the village. It is known that the Roman Legions forded the River Humber at Winteringham. Later this was a busy market town and even had its own ship building industry although now there is no sign of this industry and the Haven is used by the Humber Yawl Club for its south bank base.
There is a Primary School in the village and the Village Hall is used throughout the week by the Winteringham Under-5s and a School’s Out Club. Several other clubs/associations use the hall as their base including the Parish Council, the Youth Project, The Humberside Club (for pensioners), the W.I. and the Bingo Club.
The Village Hall is situated on South Side adjacent to a playing field. The field consists of a fenced-in Play Area, an All Weather Sports Facility where tennis, basket ball or five-a-side football can be played and a large grass area where sports are played and where once a year the village bonfire event takes place.
Within the village there are a Church and Methodist Chapel, an excellent butcher’s shop and a village store/Post Office. There are two public houses which provide entertainment and food and also the worldwide renown, Winteringham Fields, “a restaurant with rooms”. People come from far and wide to partake of its excellent cuisine.
The village is surrounded by arable land although cattle, horses and sheep can be seen grazing locally. The views across the Humber are stunning and along the Humber banks can be there is a variety of wild life and birds some of which can not be seen any where else in this country.
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