| Static Image Name: | Entering Elsham - geograph.org.uk - 61172.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Elsham |
| Country: | England |
| Official Name: | Elsham |
| Coordinates: | 53.5974°N -0.4407°W |
| Population: | 400 |
| Population Ref: | (2011) |
| Shire District: | North Lincolnshire |
| Shire County: | Lincolnshire |
| Region: | East Midlands |
| Constituency Westminster: | Brigg and Goole |
| Post Town: | Brigg |
| Postcode District: | DN20 |
| Postcode Area: | DN |
| Os Grid Reference: | TA032123 |
| London Distance Mi: | 140 |
| London Direction: | S |
Elsham is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 400.[1] It is situated 4miles north from Brigg, 1miles north from the M180 and 1miles west from the A15 road.
The A15 (built in 1978) traverses the old runways of the former RAF Elsham Wolds airfield. Close to the village is Elsham Hall.
Elsham's Grade II* listed Anglican church, dedicated to All Saints, is of 12th century Early English origin. It was restored in 1874.[2]
At Elsham there was an Augustinian priory; it was dissolved during the 1536 Suppression.[2]
The village is the birthplace of the agricultural engineer Richard Hornsby,[3] astronomer Wallace L. W. Sargent,[4] and George Green, a recipient of the Medal of Honor in the American Civil War.[5]
Elsham is the home of the Pipers Crisp Co., winners of 23 "Great Taste Awards Gold" since 2007.[6]