Killingholme

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Killingholme is an area of Lincolnshire, comprising the villages of North Killingholme and South Killingholme. It is the site of two oil refineries, the Humber Refinery and Lindsey Oil Refinery, and an liquid petroleum gas storage facility (180 metres underground).[1].

It is also a fast expanding port, handling RORO ferries from Belgium and Hoek van Holland, as well as car imports from mainland Europe and Korea. It was formerly the home of RAF 550 Squadron, which flew Lancaster bombers from North Killingholme airbase from early 1944 to October 1945. RAF 550 Squadron is credited with opening the D-day attack on 5th June, 1944 [2].

In the 1980s the area was one of several proposed by the British Government's nuclear body NIREX for a disposal facility for radioactive waste.^{[citation needed]} This led to the village being featured in a sketch on the satirical ITV comedy Spitting Image in which 'government advisors' wanted to put such sites in places like "...Killing Homes, Killing Animals, Killing People". After widespread protests at all proposed sites NIREX did not proceed with any such development.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] See also

• North Killingholme
• South Killingholme

[edit] External links

• Coordinates: 53°35′N, 0°16′W