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Kirmington is a village in North Lincolnshire, England. It is part of the civil parish of Kirmington and Croxton. Kirmington is situated just north from the A18 road, west from Immingham and east from Brigg. Less than to the west is Humberside International Airport, the former Second World War station, RAF Kirmington. Kirmington's recorded population in the 2001 Census was 337.〔 The village Grade II * listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Helena.〔("Church of St Helen, Kirmington" ), ''National Heritage List for England'', English Heritage. Retrieved 21 April 2012〕 The church is in Perpendicular and Decorated style, with chancel nave and vestry, and a 12th-century tower. In 1838 a wooden spire covered in copper was added. The church was restored in 1859 by Samuel Sanders Teulon, who rebuilt both aisles and re-roofed the nave.〔''Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull'' 1885, p. 504〕 St Helena's is part of the Brocklesby Park Group of the Deanery of Yarborough. St Helena was the mother of the Roman Emperor Constantine.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Church web site )〕 A Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built in 1835, rebuilt in 1885, and was closed in 1976.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lincolnshire archive list of documents about Kirmington chapel, with brief history )〕 The village school is Kirmington St Helena's Church of England Primary school, built in the 19th century, and extended, with additional facilities for pre-school children, in 2007.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=School Web Site )〕 ==Humberside Airport== RAF Kirmington was a Class A airfield of the Second World War. Construction began in 1941, and the airfield was opened for use by Bomber Command in summer 1942. Closed in 1953, it was used for agricultural flying until being converted for commercial use by Lindsey County Council. It opened as Humberside Airport in March 1974.〔 Eastern Airways has its head office, Schiphol House, at Humberside Airport. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kirmington」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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