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Suggest pagesWelby, Lincolnshire
Coordinates: 52°56′05″N 0°33′21″W / 52.934780°N 0.55579998°W
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 St Bartholomew's church, Welby |
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 Welby
Welby shown within Lincolnshire |
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| OS grid reference | SK 97164 38463 |
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| Unitary authority | South Kesteven |
| Ceremonial county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Grantham |
| Postcode district | NG32 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Grantham and Stamford |
| List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire | |
Welby is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north-east of Grantham, and 0.5 miles (0.8 km) east of the old Roman Road Ermine Street. Neighbouring villages are Aisby, Oasby, and Heydour. The village has approximately 75 houses.[citation needed]
Welby Grade I listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to St Bartholomew.[1] The church originates from the 13th century and is mainly Early English but with a Perpendicular clerestory and porch.[2] In 1873 the north aisle was extended and the chancel rebuilt by J. H. Hakewill, who matched the Early English style.[3][4] Within the porch is a 14th century stone tomb cover with relief depictions of a woman's head and shoulders, within a quatrefoil recess, and a shrouded baby. It was originally sited in the graveyard.[3] The church is part of the Loveden Deanery of the Diocese of Lincoln; the incumbent is The Revd Alan Littlewood.[5]
The former rectory, also a listed building,[6] was designed by Grantham architect Cornelius Sherborne.[3]
In 1885 Kelly's reported a Wesleyan chapel, built in 1866, a school, and four almshouses founded in 1780 by William Welby. The main crops grown in the area were wheat, barley, oats and turnips.[4]
The village road sign includes images of St Bartholomew's church and a cricketer; Welby has a cricket team. The village public house is the Crown and Anchor.
[edit] References
- ^ "Church of St Bartholomew", National Heritage List for England, English Heritage. Retrieved 6 August 2011
- ^ Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 331; Methuen & Co. Ltd
- ^ a b c Pevsner, Nikolaus; Harris, John; The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire p. 704; Penguin, (1964); revised by Nicholas Antram in 1989, Yale University Press. ISBN 0300096208
- ^ a b Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull 1885, p. 701
- ^ "Welby D C C", Diocese of Lincoln. Retrieved 6 August 2011
- ^ "The Old Rectory", National Heritage List for England, English Heritage. Retrieved 6 August 2011
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