Thimbleby, Lincolnshire
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Thimbleby is a village and civil parish
about 1 miles (1.6 km) west of Horncastle, Lincolnshire
, England.
It was mentioned in Domesday Book
of 1086 as Stimbelbi and consisted of 67 households, which at the time was considered very large. The Lord of the Manor was King William I.
The church is dedicated to Saint Margaret and is a Grade II listed building built of greenstone
in 1744 to replace a medieval church on the same site, and was largely rebuilt in 1879 by James Fowler
of Louth
. It was closed in December 2010 due to unsafe stonework and electrical wiring. The village hopes to secure funds for restoration and re-opening.
The village hall was built in 1856, originally as a school, and is Grade II listed.
The old village pump survives, dating from 1857, standing in a three sided red-brick enclosure.
There are several interesting cottages, some mud and stud, some thatched, in Thimbleby, including White Cottage, dating from the 16th century, Rose Cottage, and The Cabin, both of which date from the 17th century, and the Old Manor dating from the 18th century.
The village has a public house
, The Durham Ox.
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...
about 1 miles (1.6 km) west of Horncastle, 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.
It 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 Stimbelbi and consisted of 67 households, which at the time was considered very large. The Lord of the Manor was King William I.
The church is dedicated to Saint Margaret and is a Grade II listed building built of greenstone
Greenstone
Pounamu is several types of hard, durable and highly valued nephrite jade, bowenite, or serpentinite found in New Zealand. Pounamu is the Māori name. The rocks are also generically known as "greenstone" in New Zealand English....
in 1744 to replace a medieval church on the same site, and was largely rebuilt in 1879 by James Fowler
James Fowler (architect)
James Fowler JP, FRIBA, known as “Fowler of Louth”, was an English ecclesiastical architect of the Victorian Age chiefly associated with the restoration and renovation of churches....
of Louth
Louth, Lincolnshire
Louth is a market town and civil parish within the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.-Geography:Known as the "capital of the Lincolnshire Wolds", it is situated where the ancient trackway Barton Street crosses the River Lud, and has a total resident population of 15,930.The Greenwich...
. It was closed in December 2010 due to unsafe stonework and electrical wiring. The village hopes to secure funds for restoration and re-opening.
The village hall was built in 1856, originally as a school, and is Grade II listed.
The old village pump survives, dating from 1857, standing in a three sided red-brick enclosure.
There are several interesting cottages, some mud and stud, some thatched, in Thimbleby, including White Cottage, dating from the 16th century, Rose Cottage, and The Cabin, both of which date from the 17th century, and the Old Manor dating from the 18th century.
The village has a 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...
, The Durham Ox.