North Kelsey
| North Kelsey | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 All Hallows' Church, North Kelsey | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TA043017 |
| Location: | 53°30’6"N, 0°25’42"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 966 (2011) |
| Post town: | Market Rasen |
| Postcode: | LN7 |
| Dialling code: | 01652 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Lindsey |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Gainsborough |
North Kelsey is a village in Lindsey, the northern part of Lincolnshire. The village is four miles west of Caistor and 19 miles north-east of the county town, the City of Lincoln.
Within the parish is the hamlet of North Kelsey Moor, once the site of North Kelsey railway station.
The 2011 Census recorded a parish population of 966.
Churches
The parish church, All Hallows,[1] was rebuilt in 1869, although the tower dates from the 13th century. It was dedicated to St Nicholas until the late 19th century, after which was changed to All Hallows. The church is a Grade II listed building.[2]
An early stone coffin lid lies against the outside wall[3] The church suffered minor damage in a whirlwind which hit South and North Kelsey in the 1930s.
There is also a Methodist chapel in the village.[4]
About the village
There is a village hall,[5] primary school,[6] a public house, The Butcher's Arms, and a recently renovated windmill.[7]
The village post office was closed in 2008.
Facing the church is Grade II listed Church Farm[3] The central part of the house is Elizabethan, with later Georgian additions, including larger windows. The south wall of the house is constructed in the same manner, and is the same age as, the 13th-century church tower.[8]
The adjacent village of Hibaldstow is reached by crossing Hibaldstow Bridge, an iron lattice girder bridge, built in 1889, that spans the River Ancholme.
The former RAF Caistor is chiefly within the parish, and the concrete bases of three Thor IRBM launch pads remain.
Sport
- Tennis: The North Kelsey mixed tennis league[9] was established in 1966, which includes the majority of tennis clubs in this part of Lindsey. Some of the league's clubs are affiliated to the Lawn Tennis Association of Great Britain.
The North Kelsey Sports Association on South Street hosts such clubs as the North Kelsey Bowls Club.
See also
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about North Kelsey) |
References
- ↑ A Church Near You: All Hallows
- ↑ National Heritage List 1359811: Church of St Nicholas or All Hallows (Grade II listing)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire, 1964; 1989 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09620-0page 583
- ↑ North Kelsey: Wolds and Trent Methodist Circuit
- ↑ Community Lincs: North Kelsey Community Hall
- ↑ Kelsey Primary
- ↑ National Heritage List 1166039: Tower Mill at North Kelsey Mills (Grade II listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1309092: Church Farm House, Gateposts, Wall and Railings (Grade II listing)
- ↑ North Kelsey mixed tennis league