The upper parts of the bell tower are in the Decorated Gothic style and ashlar faced.

In the Victorian period two springs were known in the parish close by each other, one fresh water, the other chalybeate, which were said to be efficacious in curing skin disorders.

(53°34′11″N 0°11′27″W / 53.56963°N 0.19081°W / 53.56963; -0.19081 (Healing Wells springs)) This led some to claim that the parish's name had its origin in the curative waters.

[14] In 1885 Kelly's Directory noted that the parish area was 1,296 acres (524.5 ha), farmed on the four field system.

[20] Further housing expansion occurred in the second half of the 20th century, with an estate built to the east of 'The Avenue'.

After the Second World War, the south bank of the Humber Estuary was industrially developed; in the parish of Healing a Courtaulds textile fibre plant was established.

[24] In the north-east of the parish, on the A180/A1136, a large industrial park, Europarc, was established by developers Wykeland.

[28][29][30] Healing is bounded by the civil parishes of Great Coates to the east, Aylesby to the south-east, Riby to the south-west, and Stallingborough to the west, with the Oldfleet Drain forming much of the western boundary.

[31] An industrial freight line to Immingham Docks (the former Grimsby and Immingham Electric Railway), the A180 road, and the Barton Line (the former Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway, est.1845) run through the parish parallel to the foreshore (in order from north to south).

[1] The Winner of the 1845 Grand National Steeplechase, Cure-All was prepared for the race at Healing Manor, which is today a Hotel, with a lounge named in honour of the horse.

Transport connections include Healing railway station on the Barton-Cleethorpes Line, the B1210 road, and a local bus service.