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Gunness

Built-up area in North Lincolnshire, England

Coordinates:53.595, -0.717
OS grid ref:SE 84 11
Population:2,253
Dialling code: 01724 (Scunthorpe)
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Gunness is a small village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, set on the east bank of the River Trent opposite the low-lying fenlands. Its riverside position gives it the character of the Humber/Trent estuary landscape and links it historically to river trade and ferry crossings; the nearby swing and lifting bridges at Keadby and the industrial growth around Scunthorpe have shaped its development.

Today Gunness feels rural and community-focused, with farming, riverside walks and birdlife important locally, while many residents also travel to nearby towns for work. The village retains a quiet historic charm that reflects both its fenland setting and the wider economic ties to the steel and power industries of the region, and it sits within the patchwork of settlements around the Isle of Axholme and Humber estuary.

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Transport links

  • Doncaster Sheffield Airport 14.2 miles22.8 km
  • Leeds Bradford International Airport 42.9 miles69 km
  • Althorpe Railway Station 0.9 miles1.5 km
  • Scunthorpe 2.8 miles4.5 km

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Schools in Gunness

  • Gunness and Burringham C of E Primary School Primary

Local points of interest

  • Glanford Park Stadium 1.1 miles1.7 km
  • Normanby Park Estate 3.8 miles6.2 km
  • Gokewell Priory Historic site 5.7 miles9.1 km
  • Sandall Beat Wood Forest 15.3 miles24.7 km
  • Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 16.3 miles26.3 km
  • Heynings Priory Historic site 16.4 miles26.4 km
  • Boothferry Park Stadium 16.8 miles27 km
  • South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 17 miles27.4 km
  • Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 17.3 miles27.8 km
  • Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 17.5 miles28.2 km
  • Kingston Communications Stadium Stadium 17.7 miles28.5 km
  • Nun Cotham Priory Historic site 18.9 miles30.4 km