Boothby Graffoe
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Boothby Graffoe is a village and civil parish
in the North Kesteven
district of Lincolnshire
, England. It lies approximately 7 miles (11km) south of Lincoln, on A607 (Ermine Street
Roman road). It's population is approximately 400.
Boothby Graffoe Grade II listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to St Andrew The church was re-built in 1842. According to the parish registers of Wellingore
, Boothby Graffoe's original church was destroyed by a hurricane in 1666.
To the west of the village lies the earthwork remains of Somerton Castle
.
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...
in the North Kesteven
North Kesteven
North Kesteven is a local government district in the East Midlands. Just over north of London, it is east of Nottingham and south of Lincoln. North Kesteven is one of seven districts in Lincolnshire, England and is in the centre of the County...
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 lies approximately 7 miles (11km) south of Lincoln, on A607 (Ermine Street
Ermine Street
Ermine Street is the name of a major Roman road in England that ran from London to Lincoln and York . The Old English name was 'Earninga Straete' , named after a tribe called the Earningas, who inhabited a district later known as Armingford Hundred, around Arrington, Cambridgeshire and Royston,...
Roman road). It's population is approximately 400.
Boothby Graffoe Grade II listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to St Andrew The church was re-built in 1842. According to the parish registers of Wellingore
Wellingore
Wellingore is a small rural village in Lincolnshire, approximately south of Lincoln, England on the A607 in the district of North Kesteven. It is just south of Navenby.-History:...
, Boothby Graffoe's original church was destroyed by a hurricane in 1666.
To the west of the village lies the earthwork remains of Somerton Castle
Somerton Castle
Somerton Castle is located approximately one mile west of the hamlet of Boothby Graffoe in Lincolnshire, England.Inherited from his mother, the castle was rebuilt in the latter part of the 13th century by Antony Bek, then Bishop of Durham, who was granted a licence to crenellate in 1281...
.
See also
- "Boothby Graffoe", genuki.org.uk; retrieved 30 June 2011
- Spring line villages