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Flixborough

Flixborough is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. The population at the 2011 census was 1,664. It is near the River Trent, north-west from Scunthorpe. The village is noted for the 1974 Flixborough disaster. Flixborough is in the Burton upon Stather and Winterton ward of North Lincolnshire Council, and its boundary covers the southern part of Normanby Park. Its Grade II listed Anglican church is dedicated to All Saints. The village public house is The Flixborough Inn on High Street.

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Flixborough is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. The population at the 2011 census was 1,664. It is near the River Trent, north-west from Scunthorpe. The village is noted for the 1974 Flixborough disaster. Flixborough is in the Burton upon Stather and Winterton ward of North Lincolnshire Council, and its boundary covers the southern part of Normanby Park. Its Grade II listed Anglican church is dedicated to All Saints. The village public house is The Flixborough Inn on High Street.

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