Cammeringham
- The parish was in the North-East sub-district of the Lincoln Registration District.
- Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
Census
Year |
Piece No. |
| 1871 |
R.G. 10 / 3375 |
| 1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2596 |
- There was once a Praemonstratensian Priory in the parish, founded in 1155 in the reign of Henry II.
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Michael.
- The church is considerably reduced in size from its former glory.
- The church seats only about 90.
- Here is a photo of the church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1775.
- The LFHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Lawres Deanery to make your search easier.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the North-East sub-district of the Lincoln Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
Cammeringham is both a village and a parish 7 miles north of the city of Lincoln. Brattleby parish lies to the south and Ingham parish to the north. The parish covers just over 1,800 acres.
Cammeringham village is small. If you are planning a visit:
- Take the B1398 north out of Lincoln. The village is about six miles outside of Lincoln.
- See our touring page for more sources.
- The national grid reference is SK 9482.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- The RAF considered building an airfield here in the 1930s, but it was passed over for more favorable grounds. WIth the growth of Bomber Command the idea for an airfield was resurrected in 1940. The gradients in the area made a bomber airfield unsuitable. In May of 1942, the Wellingtons of No. 199 Squadron arrived. The field is now known as RAF Ingham. The field was sandwiched between the A15 and the B1398 and close to Ingham village. In January, 1945, the airfield was placed in reserve.
- This place wan an ancient parish in Lincoln county and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
- The parish was in the West division of the ancient Aslacoe Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
- Today's district governance is provided by the West Lindsey District Council.
- As a result of the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, the parish became part of the Lincoln Poor Law Union.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
111 |
| 1831 |
134 |
| 1841 |
139 |
| 1851 |
141 |
| 1871 |
139 |
| 1881 |
156 |
| 1891 |
125 |
| 1901 |
138 |
| 1911 |
125 |
- A school room was erected here before 1872 and was enlarged in 1882.
- Early in the 20th century, the children of this parish started attending a school in Ingham.
- For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
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[Last updated: 31-March-2011 - Louis R. Mills]
