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".. Ingham also had an RAF airfield located near the village called RAF Station Ingham during the Second World War
Geography
Ingham is situated geographically north from the centre of Lincoln, and on the B1398 road, which runs parallel to the main A15. near the B1398 The parish borders with Fillingham two field widths to the north. It follows the and a small drain eastwards to , which it follows to the south for 110 yards, then follows the southern edge of Hare's Wood eastwards, north of Park Farm; the is still there. This is the of the former RAF Ingham. It follows the southern edge of a small wood at Ancholme Head, the source of the River Ancholme just west of the A15. It meets West Firsby at the which it follows to the south, and meets Spridlington. North of the curve in the A15, it follows to the west. It crosses at Ingham Cliff, near , where there is a weather . To the north along the B1398 is the public house in the neighbouring parish of Spridlington. The boundary follows the B1398 down Lincoln Cliff, over the crossroads along the road to where it crosses a small . It follows the drain northwards past Coates Gorse. To the west is Stow and the Vale of Trent.
RAF Ingham
In the Second World War the village became home to RAF Ingham, a satellite airfield of the Royal Air Force base at Hemswell. Ingham consisted of three grass runways, and three Polish squadrons 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 short grass runways had deteriorated. After the war, demobilised Polish aircrew lived here.
Amenities
The parish church, 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 and the Inn on the Green. A self-catering vacation establishment is near 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 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 cafe and includes information on the Ingham's history. A bed and breakfast establishment is at the south from the village.
