Orby
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Orby is a village and civil parish
which lies in the marshes of the Lincolnshire
coast
9 miles (14.5 km) east of the town of Spilsby
, and
5 miles (8 km) west of the seaside resort of Skegness
, Lincolnshire, England. The civil parish includes the hamlet of Habertoft.
Orby was first mentioned in the Domesday Book
of 1086 as Heresbi, and in 1115 it was recorded as Orreby.
The church, which is dedicated to All Saints
, is a grade II* listed building dating from the 13th century with later alterations and additions. The chancel
was rebuilt in 1888.
Manor House Farm is a Grade II listed farmhouse dating from 1660, of red brick, which replaced an earlier medieval moated manor, the site of which is an ancient scheduled monument.
Orby County Primary School was originally built in 1837 as a National School
. It was rebuilt in 1874 but closed only three years later. In 1878 it was reopened as the Orby Board School, after the formation of the Orby School Board that year. The School Boards were abolished in 1903, and the school underwent a few name changes before becoming Orby County Primary School in 1963. It closed its doors for the final time on 22nd July 1981.
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...
which lies in the marshes of the 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...
coast
9 miles (14.5 km) east of the town of Spilsby
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...
, and
5 miles (8 km) west of the seaside resort of Skegness
Skegness
Skegness is a seaside town and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. Located on the Lincolnshire coast of the North Sea, east of the city of Lincoln it has a total resident population of 18,910....
, Lincolnshire, England. The civil parish includes the hamlet of Habertoft.
Orby was first mentioned in the 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 Heresbi, and in 1115 it was recorded as Orreby.
The church, which is dedicated to All Saints
All Saints
All Saints' Day , often shortened to All Saints, is a solemnity celebrated on 1 November by parts of Western Christianity, and on the first Sunday after Pentecost in Eastern Christianity, in honour of all the saints, known and unknown...
, is a grade II* listed building dating from the 13th century with later alterations and additions. The chancel
Chancel
In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar in the sanctuary at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building...
was rebuilt in 1888.
Manor House Farm is a Grade II listed farmhouse dating from 1660, of red brick, which replaced an earlier medieval moated manor, the site of which is an ancient scheduled monument.
Orby County Primary School was originally built in 1837 as a National School
National school (England and Wales)
A national school was a school founded in 19th century England and Wales by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education.These schools provided elementary education, in accordance with the teaching of the Church of England, to the children of the poor.Together with the less numerous...
. It was rebuilt in 1874 but closed only three years later. In 1878 it was reopened as the Orby Board School, after the formation of the Orby School Board that year. The School Boards were abolished in 1903, and the school underwent a few name changes before becoming Orby County Primary School in 1963. It closed its doors for the final time on 22nd July 1981.