Scawby is a village and civil parish

Civil parish

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 in North Lincolnshire

North Lincolnshire

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, England. According to the 2001 census

United Kingdom Census 2001

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 it had a population of 2,277. It is located 3 miles (4.8 km)south west of Brigg

Brigg

Brigg is a small market town in North Lincolnshire, England, with a population of 5,076 in 2,213 households . The town lies at the junction of the River Ancholme and east-west transport routes across northern Lincolnshire...

 just off the A15 and A18. Scawby Brook, just outside Brigg, is also within the parish.

The church of St Hybald

Hybald

Saint Hybald. also known as Saint Higbald, Hibald or Hygbald was a 7th century Saxon saint, who died circa 690.The Venerable Bede tells of a St. Hygbald who was a Benedictine abbot in the old Kingdom of Lindsey and it is believed to be buried in the village of Hibaldstow, whose name means holy...

 is dedicated to a 7th century Saxon

Anglo-Saxons

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 of that name. There is an old school building next to the church, a village pump and a telephone box. The village also has a post office and village shop, a primary school, The Sutton Arms public house

Public house

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, a fish and chip shop and a newsagent.

Scawby Mill was opened about 1829 but the present tower was built as part of a house after the original tower collapsed during renovation work in 1994.

The village is noted for the Nelthorpe family

Nelthorpe Baronets

The Nelthorpe Baronetcy, of Grays Inn in the City of London, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 10 May 1666 for John Nelthorpe. The fifth baronet was High Sheriff of Lincolnshire in 1741, the sixth baronet High Sheriff in 1767, the seventh baronet in 1800 and the eighth...

 who owned the manor and lived at Scawby Hall . Sir John Nelthorpe founded Brigg Grammar School in 1669.