Ingham | |
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All Saints' Church, Ingham |
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Ingham shown within Lincolnshire | |
Population | 857 (2001) |
OS grid reference | SK947834 |
• London | 125 mi (201 km) S |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LINCOLN |
Postcode district | LN1 |
Dialling code | 01522 |
Police | Lincolnshire |
Fire | Lincolnshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
EU Parliament | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Ingham is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.
Ingham is written in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Ingeham". Possible etymologies are "homestead or village of a man called Inga" or "home of the Inguiones" (an ancient Germanic tribe).
Ingham is situated 7 miles (11 km) geographically north from the centre of Lincoln, and on the B1398 road, which runs parallel to the main A15 (Ermine Street).
The parish boundary borders with Fillingham two field widths to the north. It follows the hedge line and a small drain eastwards to Middle Street (B1398), which it follows to the south for 110 yards (100 m), then follows the southern edge of Hare's Wood eastwards, north of Park Farm; the airfield is still there. This is the site of the former RAF Ingham. It follows the southern edge of a small wood at Ancholme Head (in Fillingham), the source of the River Ancholme just west of the A15. It meets West Firsby at the A15 (Ermine Street) which it follows to the south, and meets Spridlington.
North of the curve in the A15, it follows Ingham Lane to the west. It crosses Middle Street at Ingham Cliff, near Ingham Cliff Farm, where there is a weather radar station. To the north along the B1398 is the Windmill public house. The boundary follows the B1398 down Lincoln Cliff, over the crossroads along the road to where it crosses a small drain. It follows the drain northwards past Coates Gorse. To the west is Stow and the Vale of Trent (Trent Valley).