Hareby
| Hareby | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 Church of SS Peter and Paul, Hareby | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TF336657 |
| Location: | 53°10’18"N, 0°0’5"E |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Spilsby |
| Postcode: | PE23 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | East Lindsey |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Louth and Horncastle |
Hareby is a small village in Lindsey, the northern part of Lincolnshire, to be found four miles west of the town of Spilsby.
The village is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book, but this village shrank and vanished: today's hamlet is all that retains the name, so that Hareby is now considered a deserted mediæval village: earthworks of the old village can be seen south of the church.[1][2]
The parish church sits on Hareby Hill and is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul; it is a Grade II listed building of greenstone and red brick. The present church dates from 1858, although it reuses details dating from the 14th century. The font dates from the 17th century.[3]
The church is the setting for a famous scene in Calamy's history of nonconformist ministers. John Horne, who had been ejected from his benefice at Lynn in 1662, preached one day at Hareby. Three sisters in the congregation discussed his merits and the youngest said 'she would think herself happy if she might have such a man, though she begged her bread with him.' This information was soon passed to Rev Horne, who married her. Presumably they had to then beg since he had no benefice income to provide for his new family although he did gain some Church of England jobs from 1673.
The Millennium Dome near the church is a small gazebo with views from Hareby Hill.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Hareby) |
References
- ↑ Hareby DMV: Lincs to the Past
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 1052031 – Hareby
- ↑ National Heritage List 1063576: St Peter & St Paul, Hareby (Grade II listing)
