Owersby is a 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...

 in the West Lindsey

West Lindsey

West Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England.-History:The district was formed on 1 April 1974, from the urban districts of Gainsborough, Market Rasen, along with Caistor Rural District, Gainsborough Rural District and Welton Rural District...

 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, located about 6 miles (9.7 km) north west of the town of Market Rasen

Market Rasen

Market Rasen is a town and civil parish within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the River Rase northeast of Lincoln, east of Gainsborough and southwest of Grimsby. According to the 2001 census, it has a population of 3,200....

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The parish includes the villages and hamlets of North Owersby

North Owersby

North Owersby is a village in the civil parish of Owersby in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, about north of the town of Market Rasen. North Owersby was a separate civil parish from 1866 to 1936....

, South Owersby, Thornton le Moor

Thornton le Moor, Lincolnshire

Thornton le Moor is a village in the civil parish of Owersby in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, about southwest of the town of Caistor. Between 1866 and 1936 Thornton le Moor was a separate civil parish....

, and North and South Gulham.

Owersby was created a civil parish in 1936 out of the former parishes of North Owersby, South Owersby, and Thornton le Moor, which were separate civil parishes from 1866 to 1936.