What is Scunthorpe?
[[File:Scunthorpe.JPG|thumb|Scunthorpe]] '''Scunthorpe''' is a town near the [[M180 motorway]] and the [[M181 motorway]] in [[Lincolnshire]], England. The ending of the name in ''thorpe'' meaning ''new village'' in [[Norse]], show it was a [[Viking]] settlement.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/trail/conquest/after_viking/legacy_vikings_02.shtml |title=BBC - History - Legacy of the Vikings |first= |last=|work=bbc.co.uk |year=2011 <!--[last update]--> |accessdate=26 June 2011}}</ref> Scunthorpe is often referred to as an Industrial Garden town. Scunthorpe has a population of approximately 80,000 people. [[File:Lime works, Scunthorpe steelworks - geograph.org.uk - 450937.jpg|thumb]] Scunthorpe is famous for its steelworks. The football team is called Scunthorpe United. [https://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/] [[File:Sign for junction 3 of M180 motorway.jpg|thumb]] ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Towns in Lincolnshire]] {{UK-stub}} {{authority control}}