Ingham, Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 53°20′20″N 0°34′37″W / 53.339°N 0.577°W / 53.339; -0.577
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Ingham
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLINCOLN
Postcode districtLN1
Dialling code01522
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53°20′20″N 0°34′37″W / 53.339°N 0.577°W / 53.339; -0.577

Ingham is a

B1398 road, which runs parallel to the main A15 (Ermine Street
).

History

Ingham is written in the

Germanic tribe).[3]

In the Second World War, the village became home to

demobilised
Polish aircrew.

Boundaries

West Firsby at the A15 (Ermine Street) which it follows to the south until Spridlington
.

North of the curve in the A15, the boundary follows Ingham Lane to the west. It crosses Middle Street at Ingham Cliff, near Ingham Cliff Farm. To the north along the B1398, the Windmill

public house is situated, in the neighbouring parish of Spridlington.[6] The boundary follows the B1398 down Lincoln Cliff
, over the crossroads along the road.

Surroundings

Entering Ingham from the east

The parish church, located on Church Hill at the east of the village, is dedicated to All Saints. Just to the west of All Saints is a Methodist church. Ingham Primary School is at the south of the village green next to the village hall, and on the opposite side of the green is a small village store. The two village public houses are the Black Horse[7] and the Inn on the Green.[8] A self-catering holiday establishment is located nearby to the Inn on the Green.

Within the parish at the north-east of the village, and on opposite sides of the B1398 road, is a distribution centre (on the former airfield) for an outdoor toy manufacturer and a rescue and boarding kennels. A centre dedicated to the retired RAF Station is open to the public on Sunday mornings; it has a small café and includes information on Ingham's history. A bed and breakfast establishment can be found in the south of the village.

References

  1. ^ "Documents Online: Ingham", Folio: 356v, Great Domesday Book; The National Archives. Retrieved 16 December 2011
  2. ^ "Ingham" Archived 26 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Domesdaymap.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2011
  3. ^ "Ingham" Archived 26 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Domesdaymap.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2011
  4. ^ "RAF Ingham". Lincolnshire Life. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Geograph:: Crops n Weeds on Former WWII Airfield © Tom Howard". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Geograph:: The Windmill © Richard Croft". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Black Horse", Geograph
  8. ^ "Inn on the Green", Flickr.com. 16 December 2011

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