Somerby is a hamlet

Hamlet

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 south east of the town of Gainsborough

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire

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, Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire

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, England. It lies in the civil parish

Civil parish

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 of Corringham

Corringham

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Excavations at Somerby in 1957 showed it was once larger, revealing 15th century streets and house foundations, with finds ranging from the 12th century to the 16th century. Much of the medieval village of Somerby was the site of an ancient deer park which belonged to the mansion known as Somerby Park.

Somerby Park is described in the 1872 Whites Directory as "a commodious ancient mansion in the Elizabethan style".