Old Somerby
Coordinates: 52°53′23″N 0°34′30″W / 52.889855°N 0.574959°W
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 Old Somerby
Old Somerby shown within Lincolnshire |
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| Population | 242 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | SK959334 |
| District | South Kesteven |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | NG33 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Grantham and Stamford |
| List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire | |
Old Somerby is a village in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies 3 miles (4.8 km) south-east of Grantham, on the B1176 approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) east from its junction with the A52 and B6403, and 250 metres (0.2 mi) from the East Coast Main Line.[1]
Adjacent villages are Ropsley and Boothby Pagnell. Despite its small size, the village is divided into Old Somerby, High Somerby and Low Somerby.[1]
The ecclesiastical parish is part of The North Beltisloe Group of the Deanery of Beltisloe in the Diocese of Lincoln. The incumbent is The Revd Richard Ireson.[2]
The village public house is the Fox and Hounds on Grantham Road (B1176).
[edit] History
Somerby was a colony of the Danes who ruled Lincolnshire after King Alfred made peace with them in 878. Its name was Summerledebi, meaning the home of the Summer Sailor, under which name it appears in the Domesday book.[3][not in citation given]
The village church in High Somerby is dedicated to St Mary Magdalene,[3][4] the same dedication as at nearby Bitchfield.
Nearby there is a moated Manor house site.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b OSGB (2006). Grantham: Bottesford & Colsterworth (Map). 1:25000 (3 ed.). p. 247. ISBN 9780319238332. http://leisure.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/products/paper-maps/paper-maps-ordnance-survey-great-britain/paper-maps-ordnance-survey-great-britain-os-explorer-map/grantham/pid-9780319238332.
- ^ "Eclesiastical Parish details". http://www.lincoln.anglican.org/search_parishes.php?14023060.
- ^ a b "Parish details on North Beltisloe web site". http://www.northbeltisloeparishes.co.uk/somerby.htm.
- ^ "National Monument record for Church". http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=325695.
- ^ "National Monument Record for Manor Farm". http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=325692.
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