Old Somerby
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Old Somerby is situated three miles east of the town of Grantham
in southern Lincolnshire in South Kesteven
. It is situated on the B1176 approximately 1 mile from its junction with the A52 and B6403 and 250 metres from the East Coast Main Line
.
The ecclesiastical parish is part of The North Beltisloe Group of the Deanery
of Beltisloe
in the Diocese of Lincoln
. The incumbent is The Revd Richard Ireson.
A very small village, the main attraction is the impressive Fox and Hounds public house on Grantham Road (B1176). Adjacent villages are Ropsley
and Boothby Pagnell
.
Despite the size, the village is divided into Old Somerby, High Somerby and Low Somerby.
The village church in High Somerby is dedicated to St Mary Magdalene, the same dedication as at nearby Bitchfield
.
Nearby there is a moated Manor house site.
Grantham
Grantham is a market town within the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It bestrides the East Coast Main Line railway , the historic A1 main north-south road, and the River Witham. Grantham is located approximately south of the city of Lincoln, and approximately east of Nottingham...
in southern Lincolnshire in South Kesteven
South Kesteven
South Kesteven is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England, forming part of the traditional Kesteven division of the county. It covers Grantham, Stamford, Bourne and Market Deeping.-History:...
. It is situated on the B1176 approximately 1 mile from its junction with the A52 and B6403 and 250 metres from the East Coast Main Line
East Coast Main Line
The East Coast Main Line is a long electrified high-speed railway link between London, Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle and Edinburgh...
.
The ecclesiastical parish is part of The North Beltisloe Group of the Deanery
Deanery
A Deanery is an ecclesiastical entity in both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residence of a Dean.- Catholic usage :...
of Beltisloe
Beltisloe
Beltisloe is a Deanery of the Diocese of Lincoln England, and a former Wapentake.The Wapentake of Beltisloe, was an old administrative division of the English county of Lincolnshire. In England a wapentake was the division of a shire for administrative, military and judicial purposes under the...
in the Diocese of Lincoln
Diocese of Lincoln
The Diocese of Lincoln forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. The present diocese covers the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire.- History :...
. The incumbent is The Revd Richard Ireson.
A very small village, the main attraction is the impressive Fox and Hounds public house on Grantham Road (B1176). Adjacent villages are Ropsley
Ropsley
Ropsley is a village about east of Grantham, Lincolnshire, England.-Village:Ropsley has its own village hall which also within the ground has a basketball court, a football pitch and a cricket pitch. There is a golf course located on the outskirts of the village, it has 12 holes after undergoing...
and Boothby Pagnell
Boothby Pagnell
Boothby Pagnell is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England.-Parish:The local authority, and the Ordnance Survey, spell the village Boothby Pagnell. The Diocese of Lincoln spells the PCC as Boothby Pagnall. The ecclesiastical parish is part of The North...
.
Despite the size, the village is divided into Old Somerby, High Somerby and Low Somerby.
History
Somerby was a colony of the Danes who ruled Lincolnshire after King Alfred made peace with them in 878. Its name was Summerledebi, meaning the home of the Summer Sailor, under which name it appears in the Domesday book.The village church in High Somerby is dedicated to St Mary Magdalene, the same dedication as at nearby Bitchfield
Bitchfield
Bitchfield is a small village in Lincolnshire, England, consisting of two groups of buildings connected by Dark Lane, known as Bitchfield and Lower Bitchfield, collectively called Bitchfield. It lies on the B1176, running east and parallel to the A1 road, and south east of Grantham.Bitchfield is...
.
Nearby there is a moated Manor house site.