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{{short description|Town and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2013}}
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|country =                  England
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|official_name =            Immingham
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 | caption1 = [[Port of Immingham]]
 | image2=  Shops on Pelham Road, Immingham - geograph.org.uk - 5549711.jpg
 | caption2= Pelham Road 
 | image3=  Immingham Dock Office - geograph.org.uk - 408271.jpg
 | caption3= [[Port of Immingham|The Dock Offices]]
 | image4= County Hotel, Immingham - geograph.org.uk - 6039858.jpg
 | caption4= County Hotel
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 | caption5 = St Andrew’s Church
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 | caption6 = [[Immingham Power Station]]
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|population =               9,642
|population_ref =           (2011 Census)<ref name="2011 parish"/>
|unitary_england =          [[North East Lincolnshire]]
|lieutenancy_england =      [[Lincolnshire]]
|region =                   Yorkshire and the Humber
|constituency_westminster = [[Brigg and Immingham (UK Parliament constituency)|Brigg and Immingham]]
|post_town =                IMMINGHAM
|postcode_district =        DN40
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|london_distance_mi=        150<!-- straight line per MOS – constant and comparable with other place distances -->
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'''Immingham''' is a [[Port|port town]] and [[civil parish]] in [[North East Lincolnshire]], England, on the south-west bank of the [[Humber|Humber Estuary]], {{convert|6|mi|km|0|abbr=off|spell=on}} northwest of [[Grimsby]].

It was relatively unpopulated until the early 1900s, when the [[Great Central Railway]] began developing [[Immingham Dock]]; as a consequence of the docks, and post-Second World War large scale industrial developments, Immingham became a significant town during the 20th&nbsp;century. The Port of Immingham & Grimsby was the largest port in the United Kingdom by tonnage with 54 million tonnes of cargo passing through in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/908558/port-freight-statistics-2019.pdf |title=UK Port Freight Statistics: 2019|publisher=Department for Transport|access-date=8 January 2021}}</ref>

==Geography==

===Council ward===
The Immingham Ward of North East Lincolnshire Council includes [[Stallingborough]], [[Healing, Lincolnshire|Healing]] and [[Habrough]]. As of 2018, its elected councillors are Stewart Swinburn (Conservative), David Bolton (Labour), and David Watson (Labour).<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.nelincs.gov.uk/council/councillors-democracy-elections/wards/immingham/| title = Immingham Ward| access-date = 24 July 2015| publisher = North East Lincolnshire Council| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150725011324/http://www.nelincs.gov.uk/council/councillors-democracy-elections/wards/immingham/| archive-date = 25 July 2015}}</ref>

Population of the ward in 2001 was 11,804 persons (2001 census),<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13690202&c=immingham&d=14&e=15&g=6381741&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1437747843143&enc=1 |title = Key Figures for 2001 Census: Key Statistics – Area: Immingham (Ward) |work = Neighbourhood Statistics |publisher = Office for National Statistics |access-date = 24 July 2015 |archive-date = 24 July 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150724215453/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13690202&c=immingham&d=14&e=15&g=6381741&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1437747843143&enc=1 |url-status = dead }}</ref> and 11,507 persons in 2011 (2011 census).<ref>{{NOMIS2011| id=1237321375| title = Immingham 2011 Census Ward |access-date=27 February 2018}}</ref>

[[European route E22]] passes through Immingham on the [[A180 road (England)|A180]] and [[A160 road|A160]] via Immingham Dock.

===Civil parish===
[[File:Manby Road near Immingham - geograph.org.uk - 5301969.jpg|thumb|Approaching Immingham on the [[A180 road (England)|A180 Road]]]]
The civil parish of Immingham is located on the south bank of the [[Humber Estuary]] {{convert|10|km|mi|0|spell=on|abbr=off|order=flip}} west-northwest of [[Grimsby]]. The civil parish is bounded by [[South Killingholme]] to the north-west, with the drain watercourse outfalling at South Killingholme Haven forming the boundary – also the county boundary between [[North Lincolnshire]] and [[North East Lincolnshire]]. The south-eastern boundary is with the civil parish of [[Stallingborough]], with the North Beck Drain forming most of the boundary. The parish extends to the south-west as far as Roxton, with boundaries to the south-west and south with the civil parishes of [[Habrough]] and [[Keelby]].<ref name="osm">Ordnance Survey 1:25000, Sheet 284, 2006</ref>

The civil parish is low lying, extending from below {{convert|5|m}} above sea level near the Humber foreshore, to a peak of {{convert|21|m}} in Roxton wood in the south-west corner. The main features within the parish are the Humber shoreline, running roughly north-west to south-east, the [[Immingham Dock]] and estate, and adjacent south of the dock the town of Immingham. The A180 and Stallingborough-Habrough section of the mainline railway west out of Grimsby ([[Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway]]) pass roughly east–west through the southern part of the parish. The A1173 connects the town and dock to the A180. Excluding farms there are no other places of habitation outside the town in the civil parish.<ref name="osm"/>

There are two abandoned sites of medieval villages in the parish: that of the village of Immingham, north-west of the modern town, near St Andrew's Church; and [[Roxton, Lincolnshire|Roxton]] in the southern extremity of the parish.<ref name="osm"/>

Population of the civil parish was 9,861 in 2001,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11124996&c=immingham&d=16&e=15&g=6381743&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1437748089330&enc=1|title=Key Figures for 2001 Census: Key Statistics – Area: Immingham (Parish)|access-date=17 August 2015|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref> and 9,642 in 2011.<ref name="2011 parish">{{NOMIS2011|id=1170211313|title=Immingham Parish|access-date=27 February 2018}}</ref>

===Town===
The mayor of Immingham is Kevin Houghton who was elected to follow Stefan Allan, who was elected on 15 May 2019, and then re-elected the following year. Allan currently serves as Houghton's deputy. Before his election as mayor, Allan served as the deputy to preceding mayor and mayoress George Fox, and his wife Veronica Fox.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.immingham-tc.gov.uk/reports.php?id=12|title=The Mayor|publisher=Immingham Town Council|accessdate=6 March 2022}}</ref>

The town of Immingham is a compact urban area of approximately {{convert|1|sqmi}}, situated south-west of the dock in the middle of the parish. It is bisected by the B1210.<ref name="osm"/>

The town has a retail centre, "Kennedy Way", with stores such as [[Tesco]] and [[Aldi]], a leisure centre with swimming pool and gym, and several schools.

On the north-eastern outskirts of the town there is a Knauf UK GmbH plant that makes [[plasterboard]].

===Transport===
Immingham was formerly served by two railways, the [[Barton and Immingham Light Railway]] mainly carrying freight traffic to and from the dock, and the [[Grimsby and Immingham Electric Railway]] carrying passengers between the town and the dock. Both were withdrawn by the early 1960s. In the present day, the nearest railway stations are at {{stnlnk|Habrough}} and {{stnlnk|Stallingborough}} on the former [[Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway]], now part of the [[Barton line]].

A half-hourly bus service currently operated by [[Stagecoach East Midlands]] links Immingham with Grimsby.

==Media==
Local news and television programmes are provided by [[BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire]] and [[ITV Yorkshire]]. Television signals are received from the [[Belmont transmitting station|Belmont]] TV transmitter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Belmont|title=Belmont (Lincolnshire, England) Full Freeview transmitter|date=1 May 2004|website=UK Free TV|accessdate=9 October 2023}}</ref>

Local radio stations are [[BBC Radio Humberside]], [[Hits Radio East Yorkshire & North Lincolnshire]], [[Hits Radio Lincolnshire]] broadcasting on [[Digital Audio Broadcasting|DAB]] and [[Greatest Hits Radio Yorkshire]].

The ''[[Grimsby Telegraph]]'' is the local newspaper that serves the town.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishpapers.co.uk/england-emids/grimsby-telegraph/|title=Grimsby Telegraph|date=17 October 2013|website=British Papers|accessdate=9 October 2023}}</ref>

==History==

===Etymology===
The name ''Immingham'' is thought to mean the "Homestead of the people of Imma";<ref>{{cite book| title  =Scandinavian Settlement in the Territory of the Five Boroughs: The Place-name Evidence; Inaugural Lecture| first = Kenneth|last = Cameron| publisher = Nottingham University| year = 1966 |at = p.23, §45}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal| journal = English Place-Name Society| year = 1975|title = _ | page =12}}</ref> (de)constructed from the elements "Imma" + ''inga'' + ''ham''.<ref name="namedic">{{cite book| title= A Dictionary of British Place-Names| first = David|last = Mills| at = Immingham, p.255}}</ref>

The place was referred to as ''Imungeham'' in the [[Domesday Book]], and recorded as ''Immingeham'' in around 1115.<ref name="namedic"/>

The termination "-ham" is [[Anglo-Saxon]] in origin.<ref>{{cite book| work = Transactions of the Tyneside Naturalists' Field Club| volume = 2| issue = 1851–1854|pages =155–6| title = Observations on Composite Names of Places (chiefly in Northumberland) of Anglo-Saxon Derivation| first = Ralph| last = Carr| date = 22 March 1851| publisher = F. & W. Dodsworth (Newcastle upon Tyne); Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. (London)}}</ref> The patronymic,{{refn|group="note"|The name "Imma" is found in use both as a male and female name. A Northumbrian aristocrat named Imma appears in Bede's [[Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum]] (731 AD); whilst a female Imma is known as the daughter of [[Charlemagne]], spouse to Eginhard ([[Einhard]], 770–840 AD) }} (interpreted as "Imming" or "Emming") has been noted as occurring elsewhere, such as in ''Imminghausen'' ([[Immenhausen]]), or ''Emmingen'' ([[Emmingen-Liptingen]]) (Germany).<ref>{{cite book|title = Words and Places: Or, Etymological Illustrations of History, Ethnology, and Geography| first = Isaac | last = Taylor| publisher = Macmillan| year = 1864| page = 519}}</ref>

===Early history===
Immingham is mentioned (as ''Imungeham'') as a manor in the 11th-century [[Domesday Book]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://opendomesday.org/place/TA1714/immingham/| title = Immingham| work = opendomesday.org }}</ref>

[[File:St.Andrew's church, Immingham, Lincs. - geograph.org.uk - 85781.jpg|thumb|right|St Andrew's Church]]
Saint Andrew's church dates to the early medieval period, with much of the structure dating to the 13th&nbsp;century, with parts of the nave as early as the 11th or 12th&nbsp;century. The tower was constructed in the 16th/17th&nbsp;century, to a similar design to that found in nearby [[Aylesby]], [[Wootton, North Lincolnshire|Wootton]] and [[Healing, Lincolnshire|Healing]]. The structure was restored in the 1880s and 1920. A decorated octagonal font in the church dates to the 15th C.{{sfn|Pevsner|Harris|Antram|2002|p=404}}<ref name="sta"/> The remains of a stone cross outside the church also dates to the medieval period.<ref name="cb"/>{{refn|The earthworks have been partially incorporated into a modern golf course.<ref name="cb"/> }}

There is archaeological evidence of the medieval settlement. Earthwork remains indicating a settlement and agricultural use exist near south of the church;<ref name="medset"/> earthwork remnants of a former [[shrunken village]] exist to the north of the church.<ref name="medvil"/> Archaeological evidence of saltmaking has been found north of the village (formerly in the parish of Harbrough, now within the dock estate), references to a saltmaking site here exist from the Domesday book, and in a late 12th-century document describing the gift of land including the saltpan to [[Newhouse Abbey]].<ref name="medsalt"/>

[[File:Pilgrims Memorial, Immingham - geograph.org.uk - 74866.jpg|thumb|right|Pilgrim Fathers' memorial]]
In 1608 the village briefly became a location in the story of the [[Pilgrim Fathers]] of America; their vessel was forced to put ashore due to bad weather, sailing up Killingholme Creek; the women of the party were allowed to sleep in the village church for the night, but news of this reached the authorities, with the consequence that the womenfolk were arrested, whilst the others escaped to the Netherlands. A popular protest secured the release of the women, who were then able to rejoin their families, and continue the journey.<ref>{{cite journal| first = Chris|last = Sharp| issue =  August/September |year = 2001 |journal =  British Heritage|title = _}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| url = http://www.anglicanbooksrevitalized.us/Peter_Toons_Books_Online/History/pilgrimsfaith.htm| title = The Pilgrims' Faith| first = Peter| last = Toon| author-link = Peter Toon| publisher = Gospel Communication| year = 1970| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081007212401/http://www.anglicanbooksrevitalized.us/Peter_Toons_Books_Online/History/pilgrimsfaith.htm| archive-date = 7 October 2008}}</ref>

In the later medieval period Immingham declined from 66 households in 1523 to 46 in 1723, in common with other Lincolnshire places on or near the Humber banks. The silting of the haven leading from the Humber has been supposed as one possible cause.<ref>{{cite book| title = English Peasant Farming: The Agrarian History of Lincolnshire from Tudor to Recent Times| first = Joan|last = Thirsk| orig-year = 1957| year =2010|pages = 142–146}}</ref>
 
Churchfield Manor, in the north-west of the town dates to the late 1600s/early 1700s.<ref name="cm"/> Belmont cottage south of the church dates to the early 1800s.<ref name="bc"/> Both are now listed structures.

The [[Ings]] at Immingham were enclosed in 1840.<ref name="gaz1872"/> A coastguard station erected in 1850.<ref name="gaz1872"/> The [[Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway]] (opened 1845) passed through the parish south of Immingham.{{sfn|Dow|1985|loc=pp.84–86; ''map'', inside cover}}

In the 1870s the parish of Immingham had a population of 237, whilst Roxton was still known as a small hamlet. The parish had an area of {{convert|3195|acre}} which was mostly good grazing land – much of which was owned by the [[Earl of Yarborough]].<ref name="gaz1872"/> In addition to the church the village also had Wesleyan and Primitive Methodist chapels.<ref name="gaz1872"/>

===1900–1950===
[[File:Pelham Road, Immingham - geograph.org.uk - 1122060.jpg|thumb|"Tin house" Iron clad housing built 1907. (2009)]]
Building of the [[Immingham Dock]] began in 1906, and it was opened by King [[George V]] on 22 July 1912. In part funded by the [[Great Central Railway]], the dock property was {{convert|2+1/2|by|1|mi|km|1}}; covering {{convert|1000|acre|ha|0}}, with {{convert|45|acre|ha}} of water.{{sfn|Dow|1965|pp=231, 242, 260}} A railway line to the north-west, the [[Barton and Immingham Light Railway]] was opened in 1912. The docks were connected to their primary supply of labour in Grimsby by the [[Grimsby & Immingham Electric Railway]], opened 1912.<ref>{{cite book| title = The Tramways of South Yorkshire and Humberside| first1 = W.H.|last1= Bett|first2 = J.C.|last2= Gillham|editor-first = J.H.| editor-last = Price| publisher = Light Railway Transport League}}</ref> As part of the development of the new port some wood framed, corrugated iron clad housing was constructed; several of these survived to the 21st&nbsp;century, and one of these dated 1907 is now a listed structure.<ref name="ib"/>

During the [[First World War]], Immingham served as a base for [[British D class submarine]]s.<ref name="imm100">{{cite web|url=http://www.immingham100.co.uk/Events/Countdown/ |title=Countdown |publisher=Immingham 100 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727064857/http://immingham100.co.uk/Events/Countdown/| archive-date = 27 July 2013 |access-date=29 May 2013}}</ref> There was also an anti-aircraft battery in the town, manned with [[1 pounder]] and later a [[QF 12-pounder 12 cwt AA gun|12-pounder gun]].<ref name="aa"/>

By the 1920s the village of Immingham had been eclipsed in importance by the port; a publication of the [[Cambridge University Press]] opined:

{{blockquote|Immingham is solely a commercial port; its official title of Immingham Dock describes it. There is no town and only a small population resident in this artificial creation|R.N. Rudmose Brown|1928.<ref>{{cite book|title = Great Britain: Essays in Regional Geography|editor-first = Alan Grant| editor-last = Oglive| publisher = CUP Archive|year = 1928|chapter = 17. Holderness and the Humber| page=821|first = R.N. |last = Rudmose Brown}}</ref> }}

By the early 1930s housing development was scattered across several locations: most was along Pelham Road, of which the majority was east of the original village (St Andrew's church), centred around the ''County Hotel'', and close to the dock estate; further development had taken place south and south-east of the church, also on Pelham Road, in two locations each centred on one of the two nonconformist chapels. Almost all the housing was terraced, with the more generous ground plans found moving south-west along Pelham Road.<ref>Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1932</ref> By the mid-1930s the village had grown as much to require a comprehensive school which opened in 1936.{{sfn|Pevsner|Harris|Antram|2002|p=404}}

During the [[Second World War]], [[John Noel Dowland|John Dowland]] and [[Leonard Henry Harrison|Leonard Harrison]] received the [[George Cross]] for defusing a bomb that had fallen onto the grain ship SS ''Kildare'' in February 1940 in Immingham Dock.<ref name="imm100" /> Anti-aircraft batteries were located around the dock during the war,<ref name="aah22"/><ref name="aah21"/> as well as at Homestead Park,<ref name="aal"/> and near Immingham Grange.<ref name="aah37"/>

The Humber Force, part of the [[Home Fleet]] which had two cruisers and a destroyer flotilla, including [[HMS Afridi (F07)]] was based at Immingham during the war, as well as submarines including [[HMS Seal (N37)]].<ref name="imm100" />

===1950–present===
[[File:Kennedy Way Shopping Centre - geograph.org.uk - 600577.jpg|thumb|Kennedy Way Shopping Centre (2007)]]
At the beginning of the 1950s the village of Immingham had little expanded.<ref>Ordnance Survey 1:10560. 1932, 1951, 1956</ref> Development of new [[Industry of the South Humber Bank|industries on the South Humber bank]] after the [[Second World War]] caused further growth of the town. By 1981 the population had risen to 11,506; making it North Lincolnshire's fourth town, after [[Grimsby]], [[Cleethorpes]] and [[Scunthorpe]].{{sfn|Ellis|Crowther|1990|p=302}}

The expansion of the village included: ''Eastfield County Junior School'' built in 1970; expansion of the comprehensive school, 1973;{{sfn|Pevsner|Harris|Antram|2002|p=404}} a shopping centre "Kennedy Way"  constructed in 1965–7; and north of the centre 18 blocks of five storey flats constructed by [[George Wimpey]] from 1965;{{sfn|Pevsner|Harris|Antram|2002|p=405}} a Civic Centre also opened in 1965.{{sfn|Pevsner|Harris|Antram|2002|p=405}}

Standard housing also expanded: By 1968 there were many new side streets, in particular a new estate encompassed by Pilgrim Avenue; development along Pelham Road had become almost continuous, and the new village now expanding north-west towards the old Immingham.<ref>Ordnance Survey 1:10560. 1951, 1956, 1968</ref> Further growth took place in the late 1960 and 1970s: north-west of Pelham Road, with the village continuous towards Church Lane; a new estate south-east of Pilgrim Road; as well as further infilling to the south-west.<ref>Ordnance Survey 1:10560/10000. 1968, 1972–4</ref>

[[Immingham Dock railway station|Immingham Dock Station]], originally part of the [[Barton and Immingham Light Railway]] closed in 1969,<ref name="ids"/> whilst [[Immingham Museum]] was established in 1970.<ref name="mus">{{cite web| url = http://www.imminghammuseum.org/?page_id=223| title = Immingham Museum – About| publisher = Immingham Museum| access-date = 24 July 2015| date = 13 September 2013}}</ref>{{refn|group="note"|As of 2015 housed in the Civic Centre.<ref name="mus"/>}} In 1979 the Kennedy Way centre was extended to house a further supermarket and other shop units.{{citation needed|date=July 2015}} The local council added a Sports centre in 1980.{{sfn|Pevsner|Harris|Antram|2002|p=405}} The expansion of the new town had peaked by the mid-1980s, with only minor extra expansion in the next two decades to 2006.<ref>Ordnance Survey. 1:10000, 1872–1985; 1:25000, 2006</ref>

In 2007 Immingham School was renamed [[Oasis Academy Immingham]].

Supermarket retailers [[Somerfield]] took over a former [[Kwik Save]] shop at Kennedy Way c.2006; the branch became part of the [[Co-op]] after the takeover of the chain in 2010; in 2014 the Co-op announced it was to close the shop (closed September 2014). Supermarket chain [[Aldi]] acquired the site in 2014 with the aim of opening a new store in 2015;<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Immingham-branch-Aldi-opened-year/story-21302933-detail/story.html| title=Immingham branch of Aldi will be opened next year| work=Grimsby Telegraph| date=28 June 2014| access-date=20 November 2014| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129043844/http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Immingham-branch-Aldi-opened-year/story-21302933-detail/story.html| archive-date=29 November 2014}}</ref> the store was opened in May 2015 by the Mayor of Immingham.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/about-aldi/new-stores/immingham/|title=ALDI Immingham|work=ALDI|access-date=25 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/100-shoppers-queue-look-new-Immingham-Aldi-store/story-26501632-detail/story.html| title = Shoppers queue from 9pm last night to be first through door of new Aldi store| work = Grimsby Telegraph| date = 14 May 2014| access-date = 24 July 2015| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150724221105/http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/100-shoppers-queue-look-new-Immingham-Aldi-store/story-26501632-detail/story.html| archive-date = 24 July 2015}}</ref>

The town's [[Yorkshire Bank]] closed in August 2009 after 40 years of operation.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.humberbusiness.com/news/Jobs-saved-axe-falls-bank/article-953829-detail/article.html | title = Jobs saved as axe falls on bank| work = humberbusiness.com| date = 1 May 2009}}{{dead link|date=July 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> the [[Norwich and Peterborough Building Society]] closed their Immingham office in March 2010;<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/news/Closure-Norwich-Peterborough-Building-Society-cost-jobs/article-1566864-detail/article.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912081517/http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/news/Closure-Norwich-Peterborough-Building-Society-cost-jobs/article-1566864-detail/article.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 September 2012 |title=Closure at Norwich and Peterborough Building Society in Immingham North East Lincolnshire will cost jobs |work=This is Grimsby |date=2 December 2009 |access-date=29 May 2013 }}</ref> [[Barclays Bank]] closed their branch in the centre in late 2010.{{citation needed|date=July 2015}}

In 2012 planning permission was granted for a new large [[Tesco]] store to the north of Immingham Civic Centre, (originally consented 2009.<ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/news/Shopping-development-big-boost-Immingham/article-653146-detail/article.html| title = New Tesco plan is unveiled| work = This is Grimsby| date = 29 January 2009| access-date = 3 February 2016| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110101061157/http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/news/Shopping-development-big-boost-Immingham/article-653146-detail/article.html| archive-date = 1 January 2011}}</ref>), and refurbishment and alterations to the Kennedy Way shopping centre.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://planninganddevelopment.nelincs.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=ZZZZVHLJXB770 | title  =DC/77/12/IMM – Variation of Condition 33 attached to planning application DC/584/09/IMM for redevelopment of Kennedy Way District Centre to allow amendment to approved scheme including reconfiguration of existing retail floor area and the provision of 664msq (gross external) additional retail floor area  |type = planning application| publisher = North East Lincolnshire Council| date = 10 February 2012|access-date=3 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://planninganddevelopment.nelincs.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=ZZZZVJLJXB362| title  =DC/584/09/IMM – Redevelopment and refurbishment of the Kennedy Way District Centre, Immingham, for a food store (A1), retail units (A1), provide new shop fronts to existing units, change of use to financial and professional services (A2) of 17–19 Kennedy Way, associated access, parking, hard and soft landscaping and associated works  |type = planning application| publisher = North East Lincolnshire Council| date = 20 August 2009 |access-date=3 February 2016}}</ref> Preparatory work on a £10&nbsp;million Tesco supermarket began 2014, with the Immingham Sports Centre to be demolished;<ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Revamp-Kennedy-Way-shopping-precinct-Immingham/story-20665980-detail/story.html| title = Revamp of Kennedy Way shopping precinct in Immingham has got 'everyone buzzing'| date = 20 February 2014| work = Grimsby Telegraph| access-date = 3 February 2016}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> a new sports facility was to be provided at [[Oasis Academy Immingham|Oasis Academy]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nelincs.gov.uk/news/2014/feb/major-works-start-immingham-s-kennedy-shopping-centre/| title = Major works start at Immingham's Kennedy Way shopping centre| date = February 2014| publisher = North East Lincolnshire Council| type = press release| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160204111737/https://www.nelincs.gov.uk/news/2014/feb/major-works-start-immingham-s-kennedy-shopping-centre/| archive-date = 4 February 2016|access-date=3 February 2016}}</ref> A {{convert|1988|sqft}} [[Poundstretcher]] opened in November 2014 at the development,<ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/New-store-open-days-early-demand/story-24538815-detail/story.html| title = New Immingham Poundstretcher store opening today so shoppers can see what's on offer| date = 15 November 2014| work = Grimsby Telegraph| access-date = 3 February 2016}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and [[B & M]] store in December 2014.<ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/New-store-opened-Mayors/story-25697003-detail/story.html| title = B&M store in Immingham opened by TWO mayors & brings 30 jobs to town| date = 12 December 2014| work = Grimsby Telegraph| access-date = 3 February 2016}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The new "Multi User Games Area" (MUGA) opened March 2015.<ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Kids-kick-new-150k-Immingham-sports-facility/story-26249651-detail/story.html| title = Kids get a kick out of new £150k Immingham sports facility| date = 30 March 2015| access-date = 3 February 2016}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

In January 2015 Tesco announced cost-cutting plans following falling sales, and halted development of 49 stores,<ref>{{cite news| url =https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30712762| title =  Tesco to close 43 stores despite better Christmas sales| first =  Joe|last =  Miller| date = 8 January 2015| publisher = BBC |access-date=3 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/jan/08/tesco-chief-unveils-dramatic-shake-up-troubled-supermarket| title = Tesco chief unveils dramatic shakeup at troubled supermarket| first = Zoe| last = Wood| date = 8 January 2015 | work =The Guardian |access-date=3 February 2016}}</ref> The built but unopened store in Immingham was [[:wikt:mothballing|mothballed]],<ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-30743683| title = Immingham Tesco store decision 'a disgrace'| publisher = BBC News Humberside| date = 9 January 2015|access-date=3 February 2016}}</ref> having had its opening previously delayed.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Opening-Immingham-s-new-Tesco-store-delayed/story-22893506-detail/story.html| title= Opening of Immingham's new Tesco store delayed for a second time| work= Grimsby Telegraph| date= 8 September 2014| access-date= 20 November 2014| url-status= dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141129045352/http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Opening-Immingham-s-new-Tesco-store-delayed/story-22893506-detail/story.html| archive-date= 29 November 2014}}</ref> As of late 2015 the unopened Tesco supermarket was being retained by Tesco.<ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Mothballed-Immingham-store-14-sites-sold-Tesco/story-27992624-detail/story.html| title = Mothballed Immingham store NOT among 14 sites to be sold by Tesco| date = 15 October 2015| work = Grimsby Telegraph| access-date = 3 February 2016}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> On 20 September 2018 Tesco opened one of their first [[Jack's (store)|Jack's]] stores in the unused building.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/grimsby-news/what-shoppers-think-tescos-new-2024940|title=What shoppers think of the new Jack's store as it opens its doors|date=20 September 2018|access-date=22 November 2018|work=Grimsby Telegraph}}</ref>

[[File:Wimpey blocks (geograph 2572732).jpg|thumb|left|The Washdyke Estate was built by [[George Wimpey]] in the 1960s and demolished from 2017 to 2018]]
In early 2016 work began on the reconstruction of Immingham Civic Centre – an aim was to concentrate public services at one location including Immingham Town Council, North East Lincolnshire Council offices, Humberside Police offices, Shoreline (housing agent) offices, a Library and the Immingham museum, which portrays the role of the [[Great Central Railway]] in the building of the docks and construction of the local rail network.<ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Pioneering-development-Immingham-unite-essential/story-28654921-detail/story.html| title = Pioneering development in Immingham will unite essential community services under one roof| date = 3 February 2016| work = Grimsby Telegraph| access-date = 3 February 2016}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://planninganddevelopment.nelincs.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=NLINAHLJLEE00 | title = DM/0254/15/FUL – Demolish existing library & store structures, extension & internal rearrangement of Immingham Civic Centre .. | date = 30 March 2015| publisher = North East Lincolnshire Council| type = planning application |access-date=3 February 2016}}</ref> The museum, which is home to the Great Central Railway Society archive, is open from 1pm to 4pm, Wednesday to Saturday from March through to November.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vintagecoach.com/railway/roadim.htm|title=Immingham Museum|website=vintagecoach.com|access-date=8 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gcrsociety.co.uk/Immmuseum.html|title=Immingham Museum|website=gcrsociety.co.uk|access-date=8 February 2019}}</ref>

==Governance==
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| leader1            = Cllr Kevin Houghton
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| leader2            = Andy Hopkins
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At the lowest level of governance is Immingham Town Council. Immingham has three electoral wards, electing a total of 15 councillors.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Immingham Town Council {{!}} Home |url=https://www.immingham-tc.gov.uk/ |access-date=2025-10-18 |website=Immingham Town Council |language=en-GB}}</ref> These councillors are responsible for burial grounds, allotments, play areas and some street lighting. Elections to the town council are held every four years and the most recent elections were held in May 2019. The Mayor of Immingham is elected annually by the members of the town council.

At county level the town is part of [[North East Lincolnshire Council]] unitary authority area, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. The town is represented by three Unitary councillors on North East Lincolnshire Council. The county council provides a full range of local government services including Council Tax billing, libraries, social services, processing planning applications, waste collection and disposal, and it is a local education authority.

In the United Kingdom Parliament, Immingham is part of the [[Brigg and Immingham (UK Parliament constituency)|Brigg and Immingham constituency]], represented by Conservative MP, [[Martin Vickers]]. The Brigg and Immingham constituency also includes other towns in the area including [[Barton-upon-Humber]].

==Roxton==
There was once a village at Roxton. The medieval village is evidenced by earthworks, as well a nearby cropmarking to the east.<ref name="medrid"/><ref name="rox"/> Additionally there may once have been a moated enclosure between Immingham and Roxton, now lost and not visible on modern maps.<ref name="ms"/>

==Notable people==
* [[Sean Storey]], professional snooker player{{citation needed|date=July 2012}}
* [[Ian Huntley]] (born 31 January 1974, Grimsby), [[Soham murders|Soham murderer]], lived at Immingham until the mid-1990s.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1449738/Trail-of-underage-sex-and-violence-that-led-to-murders.html|title=Trail of underage sex and violence that led to murders|date=18 December 2003|work=The Telegraph |access-date=20 July 2012 | location=London}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Immingham Augustinian Friary]]
*[[Industry of the South Humber Bank]]
*[[Ming City Rockers]]
*[[Port of Grimsby]]
*[[Port of Immingham]]

==Notes==
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==References==
{{Reflist|30em| refs = 
<ref name="cm">{{NHLE|num= 1161630 |desc= CHURCHFIELD MANOR |access-date=24 July 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="bc">{{NHLE|num= 1161631 |desc= BELMONT COTTAGE |access-date=24 July 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="ib">{{NHLE|num= 1391349 |desc=  THE IRON BUNGALOW |access-date=24 July 2015}}</ref>

<ref name="aah22">{{PastScape|num=1472424 |desc=HEAVY ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY HUMBER H22|access-date=24 July 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="aa">{{PastScape|num=1473798 |desc=IMMINGHAM HEAVY ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY|access-date=24 July 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="aal">{{PastScape|num=1472363 |desc= HEAVY ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY HUMBER L |access-date=24 July 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="aah37">{{PastScape|num= 1472436 |desc=HEAVY ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY HUMBER H37|access-date=24 July 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="aah21">{{PastScape|num= 1472359 |desc= HEAVY ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY HUMBER H21|access-date=24 July 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="ms">{{PastScape|num= 80477 | desc=Medieval or Post Medieval moated site|access-date=24 July 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="medset">{{PastScape|num= 1053655 | desc=Probable Medieval settlement |access-date=24 July 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="medvil">{{PastScape|num= 80391 | desc= Shrunken Md. village rems., Immingham |access-date=24 July 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="medrid">{{PastScape|num= 1053653 |desc= Probable Medieval ridge and furrow |access-date=24 July 2015 }}</ref>
<ref name="rox">{{PastScape|num= 80462 |desc= ROXTON |access-date=24 July 2015}}</ref>

<ref name="medsalt">{{PastScape|num=80411 |desc=Medieval salt making site|access-date=24 July 2015 }}</ref>

<ref name="ids">{{PastScape|num=498353 |desc=IMMINGHAM DOCK STATION|access-date=24 July 2015}}</ref>

<ref name="sta">{{NHLE|num= 1310011 |desc= CHURCH OF ST ANDREW|access-date=24 July 2015 }}</ref>
<ref name="cb">{{NHLE|num= 1161628 |desc= CROSS BASE APPROXIMATELY 8 METRES SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ST ANDREW |access-date=24 July 2015}}</ref>

<ref name="gaz1872">{{cite book| url =https://books.google.com/books?id=VplQAAAAYAAJ | title = History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire, and the City and Diocese of Lincoln| first = William| last = White| year=  1872| at = Immingham, p.540}}</ref>

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===Sources===
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===Literature===
*{{cite book| title  =Immingham: the story of a village| first  =Alan R.| last = Tailby| isbn = 0950151408| year = 1970| publisher =  Immingham Parish Council }}

==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Immingham}}
* {{cite web|url  =http://www.abports.co.uk/Our_Locations/Humber/Immingham/| title = Immingham| work = abports.co.uk}}
*{{cite web| url = http://www.imminghammuseum.org/| title = Immingham Museum| work = imminghammuseum.org}}
* {{cite web| url = http://www.immingham-tc.gov.uk/ | title =  Immingham Town Council| work= immingham-tc.gov.uk }}

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