Hagnaby
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Hagnaby, is a small village about 5 miles (8 km) south west of Spilsby
, Lincolnshire
, England.
In Domesday it was called "Hagenebi" and had a population of twenty three households. In 1086 the Lord of the Manor was Ivo Tallboys.
The church, dedicated to Saint Andrew
, is a Grade II listed building dating from the late 18th century with 1881 and 1903 alterations, and consists of render over red brick.
A 19th century mansion
house assumed the name "Hagnaby Priory" although there is no historical record of any priory
in the vicinity. In 1964 Pevsner
stated that remains of a large 1835 Tudor
and Gothic
style house (Hagnaby Priory) by Charles Kirk existed as part of a current office wing.
In 1885 Kelly's recorded a parish of 789 acres, with agricultural production of wheat, oats, barley and beans.
Spilsby
Spilsby is a market town and civil parish in Lincolnshire. England. The town is situated adjacent to the main A16 Trunk Road at the southern edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds north of the Fenlands, east of the county town of Lincoln, north east of Boston and north west from Skegness.The town has...
, 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.
In Domesday it was called "Hagenebi" and had a population of twenty three households. In 1086 the Lord of the Manor was Ivo Tallboys.
The church, dedicated to Saint Andrew
Saint Andrew
Saint Andrew , called in the Orthodox tradition Prōtoklētos, or the First-called, is a Christian Apostle and the brother of Saint Peter. The name "Andrew" , like other Greek names, appears to have been common among the Jews from the 3rd or 2nd century BC. No Hebrew or Aramaic name is recorded for him...
, is a Grade II listed building dating from the late 18th century with 1881 and 1903 alterations, and consists of render over red brick.
A 19th century mansion
Mansion
A mansion is a very large dwelling house. U.S. real estate brokers define a mansion as a dwelling of over . A traditional European mansion was defined as a house which contained a ballroom and tens of bedrooms...
house assumed the name "Hagnaby Priory" although there is no historical record of any priory
Priory
A priory is a house of men or women under religious vows that is headed by a prior or prioress. Priories may be houses of mendicant friars or religious sisters , or monasteries of monks or nuns .The Benedictines and their offshoots , the Premonstratensians, and the...
in the vicinity. In 1964 Pevsner
Nikolaus Pevsner
Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner, CBE, FBA was a German-born British scholar of history of art and, especially, of history of architecture...
stated that remains of a large 1835 Tudor
Tudor architecture
The Tudor architectural style is the final development of medieval architecture during the Tudor period and even beyond, for conservative college patrons...
and Gothic
Gothic architecture
Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
style house (Hagnaby Priory) by Charles Kirk existed as part of a current office wing.
In 1885 Kelly's recorded a parish of 789 acres, with agricultural production of wheat, oats, barley and beans.