Walesby, Lincolnshire
| Walesby | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 The Ramblers' Church is on a hill overlooking the village | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TF134923 |
| Location: | 53°24’58"N, 0°17’44"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 249 (2011) |
| Post town: | Market Rasen |
| Postcode: | LN8 |
| Dialling code: | 01673 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Lindsey |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Gainsborough |
Walesby is a village and parish in the Lindsey part of Lincolnshire, within the Walshcroft Wapentake. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 249.[1] It lies in the Lincolnshire Wolds, three miles north-east of Market Rasen and seven miles south of Caistor. Tealby parish lies to the south-east. The parish covers about 3,600 acres and includes the hamlets of Risby and Otby.
St Mary's is an Arts and Crafts-style Church designed by the architect Temple Moore in 1913.[2] The church was shut after the 2008 Lincolnshire earthquake when a large crack appeared in the tower and masonry fell inside the church.[3] St Mary's was also damaged in the 1930s when a hurricane dislodged its 'candle snuffer' spire resulting in its eventual removal.
In the 1930s an earlier church, All Saints', was renovated after it fell into disuse. Now known as the "Ramblers Church" it features a 1951 stained glass window detailing walkers and cyclists. The Viking Way passes close to All Saints.
References
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Walesby, Lincolnshire) |
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11130081&c=Walesby&d=16&e=62&g=6447764&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1464874725438&enc=1. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ↑ Walesby Group of Parishes
- ↑ Market Rasen Mail 20 March 2008
