History
North Killingholme was formerly the home of No. 550 Squadron RAF - a mixture of British, Canadian, New Zealander and Australian personnel - which flew Lancaster bombers from the RAF North Killingholme airbase from early 1944 to October 1945. RAF 550 Squadron is credited with opening the D-day attack on 5 June 1944. The airfield remains to this day, although it is in disrepair.
The village also features the now privately owned Manor Farm House. It is an L-shaped brick house dating to the early to mid-16th century, with additions from the 18th century. It is built within a partially moated site, some of which is still visible to the north of the house. It was likely reduced to a farmhouse in 1700. The two ranges, one 16th century in origin and the other likely to be from around 1700 when extensive remodelling took place,are now in a poor state of decay. However, the house has been made watertight and filled with supportive scaffolding, because it is a grade II* listed building. English Heritage are currently carrying out a feasibility study on the property.
The village was a railway station on the New Holland and Immingham Dock branch of the Great Central Railway.
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