Today's testing and measurement website hotspot is Grimsby.
This seaport on the Lincolnshire coast sits at the estuary of the River Humber. Grimsby is said to date back to the 9th century, and to be named after a Danish fisherman named Grim. The town used to be known as Great Grimsby, distinguishing it from the nearby village of Little Grimsby, and it is physically connected to the town of Cleethorpes. The total population of the town and its suburbs today is over 87,000.
During WW2, the Luftwaffe bombed Grimsby extensively, due to its importance as a sea port, but they pointedly avoided destroying the distinctive Dock Tower, which they used as a navigational aid.
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