RAF Elsham Wolds

An old fire station door with a bell mounted in a brick arch above it

RAF Elsham Wolds

To the north-east of the village lies RAF Elsham Wolds, a former Royal Air Force station which operated in both the First and Second World Wars but is now disused.

During the Second World War, air base housed 103 Squadron and 576 Squadron.

They were closely associated with the village and their legacy, in the form of their crests, can be seen on village street signs.