Hibaldstow is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 2,433. It is situated on the B1206 road, 4 miles (6.4 km) south from Brigg and the M180. The site of the deserted medieval village of Gainsthorpe is nearby. It is now in the care of English Heritage. There is a small car park from where a footpath of about 220 yards (201 m) leads to the site. The typical medieval layout of sunken roads and raised rectangular tofts and crofts is clearly seen in the humps and hollows of the field.

Hibaldstow was founded as a Roman legionary 'roadside fort' on Ermine Street, the road from Lincoln to the Humber; later it became a posting station. The earliest evidence for occupation suggests a date in the late first century. Occupation continued into the late fourth century. There is no Iron Age settlement evidence from the Roman site itself.

The village name derives from Saint Hygbald - a Northumbrian missionary who came to the area in the latter part of the 7th century. Described as a 'shadowy figure' the missionary was reputed to have become Abbot of Bardney and later a saint. Three churches around the village - then known as Ceceseg - became dedicated to him when he was made a saint. The name 'Hibaldstow' comes from Old English Hygebald+stow, for "Place where St. Hygebald is buried". From 1066 to 1087 the village was referred to as "Hibaldestowa". It appeared in the 1086 Domesday Book as "Hiboldestou". Variations in the spelling are many, even within a single document. Some writers have suggested that the name was originally Hubba, a Danish commander or leader.

In 1916 Cox stated: "In this parish, on the old line of the Ermine Street, is the entrenched camp of Gainsthorpe, where Roman coins and traces of pavement have been found. It is said that this hamlet was uprooted by men of the neighbouring villages, as it had become a mere nest of highwaymen preying upon travellers on the lonely road."

In 1885 Kellys noted a Wesleyan and a Primitive Methodist chapel, and an 1874 built board school. Principal landowners were the Duke of St Albans PC and Sir Hugh Arthur Henry Cholmeley, bart DL JP. Agricultural production of the parish was chiefly wheat barley and turnips.

Hibaldstow Grade II listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Hybald. In 1885 Kelly's noted a church of Early English style consisting of chancel with vestry, nave of 4 bays, a north aisle and a west tower with 3 bells. The chancel was rebuilt in 1866, and the nave in 1876-77 by Fowler of Louth; during the latter rebuilding the original tower fell, only being added back in 1958-60 with a pyramid roof with Perpendicular style details by Lawrence Bond. The octagonal font is also of Perpendicular style, and the chalice cover, paten and flagon are by John Jackson from 1698.

Cox stated: "When the chancel was being rebuilt in 1864, an early stone coffin with the skeleton of a man of powerful frame and a crozier [apparently of Saxon date - Kellys] came to light. Quite possibly these may have been the remains of St Hibald. Hibald was an abbot, probably of Bardney, and is mentioned by Bede. To him are also dedicated the neighbouring churches of Scawby and Manton".

Other Hibaldstow listed buildings:

• The Vicarage - 1851-52 dwelling on Brigg Road.
• Hibaldstow Bridge - bridge built in 1889 on South Carr Road, replacing an earlier timber swing-bridge.
• Hibaldstow Mill mill pond walls and wheel race - 1802 windmill and watermill with dwelling on Ings Lane.
• Hibaldstow Mill buildings and culvert - 1802 culvert and outbuildings on Ings Lane.
• Beechwood - early to middle 19th-century house on East Street.
• Beechwood Farmhouse - early 19th-century farmhouse on East Street.
• The White Cottage - late 17th to early 18th century cottage on West Street, previously a farmhouse.
• Willow Farmhouse and outbuilding - mid 18th century farmhouse and an outbuilding on East Street.
• Lime Kiln - middle to late 19th century kiln on Gainsthorpe Road.
• Signal Box - 1880 timber signal box on Gainsthorpe Road.

Royal Air Force Hibaldstow or more simply RAF Hibaldstow is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located south of Hibaldstow in Lincolnshire and 8.3 miles (13.4 km) south east of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England.

The airfield was built with greater things in mind, but it only became a satellite airfield for RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey in 1941. When the runways were constructed, some of the hardcore was made from material taken from demolished bungalows on the site.

The airfield was commissioned on 12 May 1941 when No. 255 Squadron RAF took up residence with their Boulton Paul Defiant night fighters. These planes had been drawn from RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey and made one 'kill': an Heinkel He 111 which was shot down near Louth on 5 June 1941.

In June 1941 the Defiants were replaced by Bristol Beaufighter IIFs and on 23 September 1941 No. 253 (Hyderabad) Squadron from RAF Skeabrae, Orkney, arrived. In addition Douglas Havocs from RAF Hunsdon in Hertfordshire also came to the base.

By the start of 1943, the high risk of night attacks by the Luftwaffe led to the closure of the airfield on 23 January 1943. It re-opened on 9 May 1943 for No. 53 Operational Training Unit RAF (OTU) and once again closed on 15 May 1945. Shortly before closure WAAF Margaret Horton had an 'unexpected ride on the tail of a Supermarine Spitfire' while acting as a tailweight: she was sitting on the tail of the plane, as was common practice, in order to stop it overturning while it taxied to the end of the runway, a hazard stemming from design drawbacks, strong wind and bouncy grass field. The pilot, anxious to be airborne, forgot about her and failed to stop to allow the WAAF to jump off the tail. As soon as the plane was in the air, the pilot realised that there was something very wrong with the handling of his aircraft. He radioed the control tower to report the problem. The emergency services were called out and the pilot talked back in without being told what had happened. The aircraft landed safely with Margaret Horton still in one piece.

On 6 August 1947 the station finally closed and during 1960-61 it was sold off for use as agricultural land. It was also used for Sunday markets, as a skid-pan by Lincolnshire Police and by a local parachute club. The control tower was converted to a two-storey house in 1976.

The airfield was taken over in 1992 as a parachute centre and has run skydiving courses there continuously since this period. As one of the biggest civilian dropzones, they have become a regular host to the British National Championships. Skydive Hibaldstow is a BS affiliated parachuting centre and skydiving drop zone.

Army cadet Stephen Hilder fell 4,000 metres (13,000 ft) to his death at Hibaldstow airfield in July 2003, after the risers on parachutes had been cut. Although murder was initially suspected, an inquest returned an open verdict.