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The name Dowsby is from the [[Old Norse|Old Scandinavian]] 'Dusi+by', for "farmstead of Dusi", appearing in the ''[[Domesday Book]] as "Dusebi".<ref>{{cite book|first=A. D.|last=Mills|title=A Dictionary of English Place-Names|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1991}}</ref>
The name Dowsby is from the [[Old Norse|Old Scandinavian]] 'Dusi+by', for "farmstead of Dusi", appearing in the ''[[Domesday Book]] as "Dusebi".<ref>{{cite book|first=A. D.|last=Mills|title=A Dictionary of English Place-Names|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1991}}</ref>


Hoe Hills (<small>{{coord|52|51|32|N|0|20|37|W|display=inline|type:landmark|name=Hoe Hills}}</small>) was a group of [[round barrows]] dating back to the [[Bronze Age]] where Roman and Medieval finds have been made.<ref>{{cite PastScape|mnumber=350993|mname= Hoe Hills|accessdate=14 December 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eng-h.gov.uk/reports/dowsby/|title=Hoe Hills:Report on Geophysical Surveys, October 1994 & March 1995.}}</ref>
Hoe Hills (<small>{{coord|52|51|32|N|0|20|37|W|display=inline|type:landmark|name=Hoe Hills}}</small>) was a group of [[round barrows]] dating back to the [[Bronze Age]] where Roman and Medieval finds have been made.<ref>{{cite PastScape|mnumber=350993|mname= Hoe Hills|accessdate=14 December 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eng-h.gov.uk/reports/dowsby/|title=Hoe Hills:Report on Geophysical Surveys, October 1994 & March 1995.|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315165324/http://www.eng-h.gov.uk/reports/dowsby/|archivedate=15 March 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>


St Andrew's Church, originating from the 12th century,<ref name=NHLE/> was mostly rebuilt and enlarged in 1864, although [[Norman architecture|Norman]] fragments remain as part of the fabric. A recumbent [[effigy]] of Etheldreda Rigdon, and six [[Monumental brass|brasses]] to the Burrell family from 1682 lie in the [[vestry]]. Built into the outer wall of the south [[aisle]] are parts of a [[Anglo-Saxon architecture|Saxon]] cross.<ref name=Cox>Cox, J. Charles (1916) ''Lincolnshire'' p. 118; Methuen & Co. Ltd</ref><ref>{{cite PastScape|mnumber=350583|mname= St Andrews Church|accessdate=14 December 2012 }}</ref>
St Andrew's Church, originating from the 12th century,<ref name=NHLE/> was mostly rebuilt and enlarged in 1864, although [[Norman architecture|Norman]] fragments remain as part of the fabric. A recumbent [[effigy]] of Etheldreda Rigdon, and six [[Monumental brass|brasses]] to the Burrell family from 1682 lie in the [[vestry]]. Built into the outer wall of the south [[aisle]] are parts of a [[Anglo-Saxon architecture|Saxon]] cross.<ref name=Cox>Cox, J. Charles (1916) ''Lincolnshire'' p. 118; Methuen & Co. Ltd</ref><ref>{{cite PastScape|mnumber=350583|mname= St Andrews Church|accessdate=14 December 2012 }}</ref>
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==Dowsby==
==Dowsby==
Dowsby [[Listed building#Categories of listed building|Grade II*]] listed [[Anglican]] parish church is dedicated to [[St Andrew]].<ref name=NHLE>[http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1164977 "Church of St Andrew"], ''National Heritage List for England'', English Heritage. Retrieved 3 July 2011</ref> The [[parish|ecclesiastical parish]] is part of the Billingborough Group of the [[Deanery of Lafford|Lafford Deanery]], [[Diocese of Lincoln]]. The 2013 incumbent is the Rev. Anna Sorensen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lincoln.anglican.org/search_parishes.php?22002020|title=Dowsby PCC}}</ref>
Dowsby [[Listed building#Categories of listed building|Grade II*]] listed [[Anglican]] parish church is dedicated to [[St Andrew]].<ref name=NHLE>[http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1164977 "Church of St Andrew"], ''National Heritage List for England'', English Heritage. Retrieved 3 July 2011</ref> The [[parish|ecclesiastical parish]] is part of the Billingborough Group of the [[Deanery of Lafford|Lafford Deanery]], [[Diocese of Lincoln]]. The 2013 incumbent is the Rev. Anna Sorensen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lincoln.anglican.org/search_parishes.php?22002020|title=Dowsby PCC|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716073431/http://www.lincoln.anglican.org/search_parishes.php?22002020|archivedate=16 July 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref>


Dowsby Fen falls within the drainage area of the Black Sluice [[Internal Drainage Board]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Black Sluice IDB |url=http://www.blacksluiceidb.gov.uk/}}</ref>
Dowsby Fen falls within the drainage area of the Black Sluice [[Internal Drainage Board]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Black Sluice IDB |url=http://www.blacksluiceidb.gov.uk/}}</ref>
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*{{commons category-inline|Graby}}
*{{commons category-inline|Graby}}
*[http://homepages.which.net/~rex/bourne/dowsby.htm "Dowsby"], homepages.which.net. Retrieved 22 July 2011
*[http://homepages.which.net/~rex/bourne/dowsby.htm "Dowsby"], homepages.which.net. Retrieved 22 July 2011
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110901161255/http://visionofbritain.org.uk/iipmooviewer/iipmooviewer.html?fileName=first_edition%2Fsht70=The+British+Library=Ordnance+Survey=First+Series=70&x=54&y=25 Hoe Hills], First series OS (1865). Retrieved 22 July 2011
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110901161255/http://visionofbritain.org.uk/iipmooviewer/iipmooviewer.html?fileName=first_edition%2Fsht70%3DThe+British+Library%3DOrdnance+Survey%3DFirst+Series%3D70&x=54&y=25 Hoe Hills], First series OS (1865). Retrieved 22 July 2011
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Dowsby
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Dowsby is located in Lincolnshire
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Population204 (2011)
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52°51′05″N 0°20′54″W / 52.851308°N 0.348465°W / 52.851308; -0.348465

Dowsby is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the western edge of The Fens at the junction of the east-west B1397 road and the north-south B1177. It is 1 mile (1.6 km) north-east from Rippingale and just south of Pointon. The civil parish includes the hamlet of Graby. Nearby to the east, along the B1397 at Dowsby Fen, is Car Dyke.[1] The civil parish population taken at the 2011 census was 204.[2]

History

The name Dowsby is from the Old Scandinavian 'Dusi+by', for "farmstead of Dusi", appearing in the Domesday Book as "Dusebi".[3]

Hoe Hills (52°51′32″N 0°20′37″W / 52.85889°N 0.34361°W / 52.85889; -0.34361 (Hoe Hills)) was a group of round barrows dating back to the Bronze Age where Roman and Medieval finds have been made.[4][5]

St Andrew's Church, originating from the 12th century,[6] was mostly rebuilt and enlarged in 1864, although Norman fragments remain as part of the fabric. A recumbent effigy of Etheldreda Rigdon, and six brasses to the Burrell family from 1682 lie in the vestry. Built into the outer wall of the south aisle are parts of a Saxon cross.[7][8]

On the edge of the fen was a decoy used to trap ducks commercially in the 19th century. These would almost certainly have been shipped for sale by railway, probably from Rippingale railway station which was approximately a mile from the decoy.[original research?]

Dowsby

Dowsby Grade II* listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to St Andrew.[6] The ecclesiastical parish is part of the Billingborough Group of the Lafford Deanery, Diocese of Lincoln. The 2013 incumbent is the Rev. Anna Sorensen.[9]

Dowsby Fen falls within the drainage area of the Black Sluice Internal Drainage Board.[10]

Most employment in the parish is agricultural. The former rectory is now a care home for the elderly, providing some employment. The nearest shops are in Billingborough, 3 miles (5 km) to the north, the nearest public house in Aslackby, 2 miles (3 km) to the west. A bus service operates to Bourne on Thursdays, provided by Kimes Buses.

Graby

52°51′13″N 0°21′59″W / 52.85361°N 0.36639°W / 52.85361; -0.36639 (Graby)
The hamlet of Graby is situated 1 mile to the west of Dowsby, and on the line of Mareham Lane Roman Road. Graby incorporates the site of a deserted medieval village, with cropmark and earthwork evidence of sunken lanes, crofts, ponds and ridge and furrow field systems.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Car Dyke, Dowsby Fen, Lincs", Geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2011
  2. ^ "Civil parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  3. ^ Mills, A. D. (1991). A Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford University Press.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Hoe Hills (350993)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Hoe Hills:Report on Geophysical Surveys, October 1994 & March 1995". Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ a b "Church of St Andrew", National Heritage List for England, English Heritage. Retrieved 3 July 2011
  7. ^ Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 118; Methuen & Co. Ltd
  8. ^ Historic England. "St Andrews Church (350583)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  9. ^ "Dowsby PCC". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Black Sluice IDB".
  11. ^ Historic England. "Graby deserted medieval village (350651)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  • Media related to Dowsby at Wikimedia Commons
  • Media related to Graby at Wikimedia Commons
  • "Dowsby", homepages.which.net. Retrieved 22 July 2011
  • Hoe Hills, First series OS (1865). Retrieved 22 July 2011

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