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Barrow-upon-humber
Barrow upon Humber is a village and also civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. The population (including Barrow Hann) at the 2011 census was 3,022. The town is situated near the Humber, about 3 miles (5 km) eastern from Barton-upon-Humber. The tiny port of Barrow Haven, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north, on the train line from Cleethorpes and also Grimsby to Barton-upon-Humber deals with timber from Latvia and also Estonia. For many years the town sustained a mummers troupe known as the Plough-Jags. Such troupes were related to the festivities of Plough Monday which marked the opening of the farming year. There are two public houses: the Royal Oak and the Six Bells. A 3rd hostelry, the Red Lion, positioned on the reduced High Street, returned to a residence in the very early 20th century. John Harrison Church of England Primary School is situated on North Street. Integrated in the last decade of the 19th century and also formerly called Barrow upon Humber Church of England Primary School, it was relabelled in honour of John Harrison, developer of maritime chronometers, that stayed in the town up until 1736. The town is the home of Barton-upon-Humber Rugby Union Football Club, whose clubhouse is on Mill Lane. Barrow Bowls Club is a tiny however friendly lawn bowls club, playing in three organizations from May to September. The club home lies at the end of Thorngarth Lane and is closely associated with Barrow Sports and also Fitness Centre, which includes squash courts, snooker tables and also a bar.