Barrow upon Humber is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... St Clements Church, Worlaby North Lincolnshire is a unitary authority in England, established in April 1996, one of the first unitary councils. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ...

According to the 2001 census it had a population of 2,745. The village is located near the Humber, about three miles east of Barton-upon-Humber. The small port of Barrow Haven, 1.5 miles north, on the railway line from Cleethorpes and Grimsby to Barton handles timber from Latvia and Estonia. River Hull tidal barrier. ... Barton-upon-Humber or Barton is a small town in North Lincolnshire, on the south bank of the River Humber, and at the end of the Humber Bridge. ... Barrow Haven is a small port in North Lincolnshire, site of a former ferry crossing to Hull, which now handles timber imports from Riga and Tallinn. ... Arms of Cleethorpes Cleethorpes is a town in North East Lincolnshire, England, situated at the mouth of the River Humber. ... Statistics Population: 87,574 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TA279087 Administration District: North East Lincolnshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: North East Lincolnshire Historic county: Lincolnshire Services Police force: Humberside Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: East Midlands Post office... Barton is an archaic English language word meaning lands of the manor or meadow and may refer to several places or people: Places Australia: Barton, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Division of Barton, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives, in New South Wales. ...

People associated with Barrow-on-Humber

• Barrow was the birthplace of John Sergeant Catholic Philosopher (1623-1707).
• Barrow upon Humber was the home of John Harrison, the pioneer of a failsafe way of establishing longitude at sea. A copy of Harrison's 1736 clock, H1, made by Larcum Kendall, travelled with Captain Cook on his Pacific voyages. Harrison was the subject of a 2000 film "Longitude" starring Michael Gambon.