Ailby
Encyclopedia
Ailby is a hamlet just north of Alford
in the East Lindsey
district of Lincolnshire
, England. It forms part of the civil parish
of Rigsby
with Ailby. The village does not possess a place name sign, and its only service is a small garden centre
.
The village was mentioned in Domesday Book
of 1086 as Halebi when it had 8 households.
Alford, Lincolnshire
- Notable residents :* Captain John Smith who lived in nearby Willoughby* Anne Hutchinson, pioneer settler and religious reformer in the United States* Thomas Paine, who was an excise officer in the town....
in the East Lindsey
East Lindsey
East Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. The council is based in Manby near Louth, and other major settlements in the district include Alford, Spilsby, Mablethorpe, Skegness, Horncastle and Chapel St Leonards....
district of Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England. It forms part of the civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
of Rigsby
Rigsby, Lincolnshire
Rigsby is a village and part of the civil parish of Rigsby with Ailby, about west of the town of Alford, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England....
with Ailby. The village does not possess a place name sign, and its only service is a small garden centre
Garden centre
A garden centre is a retail firm that sells plants and products related to gardens as its primary business. It is open to the public, with facilities to care for and display plants.- UK :...
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The village was mentioned in Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
of 1086 as Halebi when it had 8 households.