Ingham, Lincolnshire

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Ingham is a village in the English county of Lincolnshire, in the district of West Lindsey. It is located 14km north of Lincoln on the B1398 road, which runs parallel to the main A15 (Ermine Street).

Ingham is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. Possible etymologies are "homestead or village of a man called Inga" or "home of the Inguiones" (an ancient Germanic tribe).

In World War Two it became home to a satellite airfield, the Royal Air Force base Hemswell. This consisted of 3 grass runways, and two Polish Squadrons (including Polish 300th Bomber Command) from 1st Polish Wing were based here, joined later by No. 199 Squadron RAF. In 1944 it was renamed RAF Cammeringham. The station effectively became unusable by 1945 as the grass runways had deteriorated too far for safe landings by heavy bombers such as the Avro Lancaster.

After the war, demobilised Polish aircrew lived here.

Coordinates: 53°20′29″N 0°34′36″W / 53.3413, -0.5767

Ingham Post Office is also locally renowned for the buying and selling of stamps. This had led to some contoversy during the 2004 Olympics, when the special Olympic Stamp would not be bought or sold. The Inghamites [Residents of Ingham] are hoping this will not be the case in the coming 2008 Beijing Olympics.^{[citation needed]}