Cleethorpes

British

/ ˈkliːθɔːps /

noun

a resort in E England, in North East Lincolnshire unitary authority, Lincolnshire. Pop: 31 853 (2001)

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TransPennine Express services running between Liverpool Lime Street and Cleethorpes, which call at Doncaster, have also been hit.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

The group, led by Melanie Onn, MP for Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes, is calling for new legislative powers and tougher penalties for offenders.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

Across the Humber Bridge in Cleethorpes, Jamie Dawson, sales assistant at Sweet Indulgence, says people still like the old traditions, such as visiting sweet shops.

From BBC • Aug. 10, 2025

A Coastguard Rescue Helicopter from Humberside was called, alongside lifeboats from Skegness, Bridlington, Maplethorpe and Cleethorpes, an HM Coastguard fixed wing aircraft, and nearby vessels with fire-fighting capability.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2025

Cleethorpes faces eastward to the North Sea, but its shore of fine sand, affording good bathing, actually belongs to the estuary of the Humber.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various

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