Police on alert after reports of man in van approaching children in Metheringham and surrounding villages

Barton-upon-Humber
Barton-upon-Humber
Town and Civil Parish
	The Marketplace The Assembly Rooms St Mary’s Church Trinity Church Baysgarth House View of the Humber Bridge from Barton
	Barton-upon-Humber Location within Lincolnshire
Population	11,066 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	TA030221
• London	150 mi (240 km) S
Civil parish	Barton;
Unitary authority	North Lincolnshire;
Ceremonial county	Lincolnshire;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Barton-upon-Humber
Postcode district	DN18
Dialling code	01652
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Brigg and Immingham;
	List of places UK England Lincolnshire 53°41′00″N 0°27′00″W / 53.6833°N 0.4500°W

Barton-upon-Humber (/ˈbɑːrtən əˈpɒn ˈhʌmbʌr/) or Barton is a town and civil parish in the North Lincolnshire district, in the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire, England. The population at the 2011 census was 11,066.^[1] It is situated on the south bank of the Humber Estuary at the southern end of the Humber Bridge. It is 6 miles (10 km) south-west of Kingston upon Hull and 31 miles (50 km) north north-east of the county town of Lincoln. Other nearby towns include Scunthorpe to the south-west and Grimsby to the south-east.

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