Coleby, Lindsey

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Coleby
Lincolnshire
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Coleby
Location
Grid reference: SE898197
Location: 53°39’58"N, 0°38’24"W
Data
Population: 331  (2001)
Post town: Scunthorpe
Postcode: DN15
Dialling code: 01724
Local Government
Council: North Lincolnshire

Coleby is a hamlet in northerm Lincolnshire, in Lindsey and situated approximately seven miles north of Scunthorpe, and three miles south of the River Humber. It is within the parish of West Halton, a village a mile to the north-east.

Coleby pre-dates the Norman Conquest, its name derived from Old Norse meaning the "Koli's farmstead".[1]

Coleby has 28 dwellings including 3 farms: Eastdale Farm, Hall Farm and Manor Farm. The village has allotments,[2] but no shops or public houses, and its telephone box was removed in 2008.

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References

  1. Mills, A. D. A Dictionary of English Place-Names, Oxford University Press, 1991 ISBN 0-19-869156-4
  2. Coleby Allotments