Keelby
| Keelby | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 Church of St Batholomew, Keelby | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TA161097 |
| Location: | 53°34’16"N, 0°14’52"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 2,092 (2011) |
| Post town: | Grimsby |
| Postcode: | DN41 |
| Dialling code: | 01469 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Lindsey |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Gainsborough |
Keelby is a village in Lindsey, the northern part of Lincolnshire, on the A18, six mikes west of the seaport of Grimsby and four miles east of the local Humberside Airport, with close access to the A180 to the north, and M180 to the west.
The parish church is St Bartholomew's Church and there is a Methodist chapel also.
In the 2011 Census, Keelby and Brocklesby together had a recorded population of 2,092.
Keelby is listed in the Domesday Book as "Chelebi" or "Chilebi".[1] A place name ending in "-by" generally indicates that the town or village was a settlement of the Norsemen.
About the village
The village has a primary school, guest house and a war memorial, a Mace and a Spar store, and two public houses, the King's Head and the Nag's Head.
Keelby once had a village pond situated at the junction of Pelham Crescent and Mill Lane, however this was filled in during the 1950s.
Sport and leisure
Keelby has a tennis court, bowling green.
There is a football club, Keelby United, with adult and junior teams.
The village cricket club, reformed in 1975 after a 10-year break: its matches were played on the village green until 2009 before moving to a new multi-purpose sports complex on the edge of the village in 2010,
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Keelby) |
