Great Coates
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Great Coates is a village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,111. It is to the north-west of the Grimsby urban area, and is served by Great Coates railway station.
Great Coates has a long history, with an entry in the Domesday Book. Its eastern boundary with Little Coates parish (which was merged with Grimsby in 1928) was formed by the River Freshney and included the area that is now the Willows and Wybers Wood estates. In 1968 Great Coates was absorbed by Grimsby and its parish council was abolished, however the parish was re-established (excluding Willows and Wybers Wood) in April 2003. [1]
[edit] Conoco Stadium
Grimsby Town Football Club are currently in the planning stages for a new football stadium on the outskirts of the village, which has met opposition from local residents. In a poll conducted by the football club, 84% of North East Lincolnshire residents who voted, voted in favour of the project. In addition to the stadium the development will include a retail park to help finance the development.
If built it will be called Conoco Stadium after the Conoco Power Station paid £1,000,000 for the 10-year naming rights to the stadium.
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