Raithby by Spilsby
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Raithby is a village and civil parish
located about 2 miles (3.2 km) north west of the town of Spilsby
, Lincolnshire
, England. After visiting Raithby in 1788, John Wesley
, the founder of Wesleyan Methodism
declared it ‘an earthly paradise’
Raithby is situated 29 miles (46.7 km) from Lincoln
, and around 12 miles (19.3 km) from the market town of Horncastle, the ‘gateway to the Wolds’. It is also 14 miles (22.5 km) north west of the popular coastal resort of Skegness
. Nearby attractions include the birthplaces of Alfred, Lord Tennyson at Somersby
, and explorer Sir John Franklin at Spilsby.
Raithby was mentioned in Domesday Book
of 1086 as "Radebi" and was listed as having 26 households a mill and a church.
The parish church is a grade II* listed building dating from the 12th century, although it was largely rebuilt in 1873 by Sir George Gilbert Scott. The chancel
was enlarged in 1886 by Temple Moore, and the tower renewed by Hodgson Fowler in 1895. The lychgate
is grade II listed and dates from 1907. It was dedicated to the memory of Sophy Janet Rawnsley, of Raithby Hall. In the grounds of the churchyard is a stone cross, mostly dating from 1903 but using part of an earlier shaft. The old base is not used and lies six feet away.
The red brick Raithby Hall was the seat of the Brackenbury and Rawnsley families, built around 1760 for Robert Carr Brackenbury and extended in 1848 and 1873 by Sir George Gilbert Scott. It is now an old peoples home, and is grade II listed.
This village played an important role in the spread of Methodism in Lincolnshire. It features one of the oldest Methodist chapels in England, and one of the few surviving chapels opened by John Wesley. Raithby Chapel was built over a stable block in the grounds of Raithy Hall in 1779 by Robert Carr Brackenbury
,being dedicated by John Wesley on 5th July 1779. It is a grade I listed building.
The children of Raithby were served by a village school from 1668 when Thomas Lawford founded a Free School where children from Raithby, Mavis Enderby
, Hundleby
and Sausthorpe
were educated. The school was rebuilt in 1866 to hold 45 students. By the 1870s it was known as Raithby and Mavis Enderby School, and Raithby and Enderby CE School by 1925. It closed on 21st December 1949.
The mid 18th century grade II listed "Red Lion Inn" is the village public house
.
Raithby is served by the Interconnet 6 bus service runs which runs from Lincoln Central bus station to Skegness. The bus stops outside the Red Lion pub
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...
located about 2 miles (3.2 km) north west 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...
, 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. After visiting Raithby in 1788, John Wesley
John Wesley
John Wesley was a Church of England cleric and Christian theologian. Wesley is largely credited, along with his brother Charles Wesley, as founding the Methodist movement which began when he took to open-air preaching in a similar manner to George Whitefield...
, the founder of Wesleyan Methodism
Wesleyan Methodist Church (Great Britain)
The Wesleyan Methodist Church was the name used by the major Methodist movement in Great Britain following its split from the Church of England after the death of John Wesley and the appearance of parallel Methodist movements...
declared it ‘an earthly paradise’
Raithby is situated 29 miles (46.7 km) from Lincoln
Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Lincoln is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England.The non-metropolitan district of Lincoln has a population of 85,595; the 2001 census gave the entire area of Lincoln a population of 120,779....
, and around 12 miles (19.3 km) from the market town of Horncastle, the ‘gateway to the Wolds’. It is also 14 miles (22.5 km) north west of the popular coastal 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....
. Nearby attractions include the birthplaces of Alfred, Lord Tennyson at Somersby
Somersby, Lincolnshire
Somersby is a village in the parish of Greetham with Somersby in the Lincolnshire Wolds, northwest of Spilsby and eastnortheast of Horncastle. The parish covers about .- History :...
, and explorer Sir John Franklin at Spilsby.
Raithby was mentioned in 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 "Radebi" and was listed as having 26 households a mill and a church.
The parish church is a grade II* listed building dating from the 12th century, although it was largely rebuilt in 1873 by Sir George Gilbert Scott. 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 enlarged in 1886 by Temple Moore, and the tower renewed by Hodgson Fowler in 1895. The lychgate
Lychgate
A lychgate, also spelled lichgate, lycugate, or as two separate words lych gate, is a gateway covered with a roof found at the entrance to a traditional English or English-style churchyard.-Name:...
is grade II listed and dates from 1907. It was dedicated to the memory of Sophy Janet Rawnsley, of Raithby Hall. In the grounds of the churchyard is a stone cross, mostly dating from 1903 but using part of an earlier shaft. The old base is not used and lies six feet away.
The red brick Raithby Hall was the seat of the Brackenbury and Rawnsley families, built around 1760 for Robert Carr Brackenbury and extended in 1848 and 1873 by Sir George Gilbert Scott. It is now an old peoples home, and is grade II listed.
This village played an important role in the spread of Methodism in Lincolnshire. It features one of the oldest Methodist chapels in England, and one of the few surviving chapels opened by John Wesley. Raithby Chapel was built over a stable block in the grounds of Raithy Hall in 1779 by Robert Carr Brackenbury
Robert Carr Brackenbury
Robert Carr Brackenbury was born in 1752 at Panton House, near Wragby, Lincolnshire. His biographer, Terence R Leach, Brackenbury’s biographer, describes him as a ‘poet, practitioner, philanthropist and mystic’...
,being dedicated by John Wesley on 5th July 1779. It is a grade I listed building.
The children of Raithby were served by a village school from 1668 when Thomas Lawford founded a Free School where children from Raithby, Mavis Enderby
Mavis Enderby
Mavis Enderby, the unusual name for a tiny hamlet nestling in the rolling hills of the Lincolnshire Wolds, east of Horncastle, is a corruption of Malbis Enderby, probably taken from the name of 14th century French landholders...
, Hundleby
Hundleby
Hundleby is a village, civil parish, and suburb of the town of Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England.The village of Hundelbi appears in Domesday Book and the Lord of the Manor in 1086 was Ivo Tallboys....
and Sausthorpe
Sausthorpe
Sausthorpe is a village in the valley of the River Lymn in the Lincolnshire Wolds, England. It is situated north west of the town of Spilsby....
were educated. The school was rebuilt in 1866 to hold 45 students. By the 1870s it was known as Raithby and Mavis Enderby School, and Raithby and Enderby CE School by 1925. It closed on 21st December 1949.
The mid 18th century grade II listed "Red Lion Inn" is the village public house
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
.
Raithby is served by the Interconnet 6 bus service runs which runs from Lincoln Central bus station to Skegness. The bus stops outside the Red Lion pub