Hibaldstow

This rural community just four miles from the market town of Brigg has its roots far back in history being founded as a Roman legionary roadside fort on the road from Lincoln to the Humber. Later it became a posting station on the same road.



But the Romans may have been newcomers to a settlement that already existed in the First Century.
The name, however, is traceable to the Seventh Century and derives from that of Saint Hygbald - a Northumbrian missionary.

A peaceful little community, Hibaldstow came to prominence in World War 11 when RAF Hibaldstow was built as a satellite airfield for RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey in 1941. When the runways were constructed, some of the hardcore was made from material taken from demolished bungalows on the site.

The station was returned to agricultural use in 1960 and in 1976 the control tower was converted into a two storey house.