The
origin of the name of the town is not known, but it is believed
to have been derived from the Immingas. The Immingas were
a tribe who followed an Anglo-Saxon leader by the name of
Imminga. The
suffix ham is commonly known as an Anglo-Saxon word for
hamlet or town.
Immingham
is also known locally as ming, ming ming or mingingham -
the latter not being very flattering
There
is a memorial marking the site of the 1608 departure of
the Pilgrim Fathers to flee to Holland.
Lord
Mountbatten's famous vessel HMS Kelly was based in Immingham
during World War II.
Immingham
does not have its own train station, and does not have a
direct link to the main M180/A180 road either.
St
Andrew's Church
Immingham
was a village fully dependant on agriculture until the 20th century. The railways, (now gone) encouraged persons to use immingham as an ideal location to
build a deep sea dock as a rival to Hull (kingston-upon-Hull)
They started building the docks in 1906, and they were
opened by King George V on 22 July 1913. 2.5
miles long, 1 mile wide, 1000 acres
and 45 acres of water. The largest deep-sea
docks in the country, and is now owned by the Associated
British Ports.
The
partnership of Grimsby & Immingham Ports, is the largest
port in the UK in terms of tonnage, with a total traffic
of 57 million tonnes, 10% of the total, in 2006.
St Andrews church was restored during 1887-90. The first Priest was in 1219. The church has Norman pillars and a door in the south aisle and arcade. The font is 15th century and holds the Darly Family coat of arms (as at Nocton Priory, Lincoln). The tower has six bells.
The Wesleyan Methodists had a chapel here before 1842 and was rebuilt in 1883.
The Primitive Methodists erected a chapel in 1910. Which still stands on the corner.
