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Scunthorpe history
Scunthorpe as a town came into existence due to the exploitation of the local ironstone resources. The regional population grew from 1,245 in 1851 to 11,167 in 1901 and 45,840 in 1941.
Etymology
The town appears in the Domesday Book (1086) as Escumesthorpe, which is from the Old Norse Skumasþorp meaning “Skuma’s homestead”, a site which is believed to be in the town centre close to where the present-day Market Hill is located .
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