Tothby
Encyclopedia
Tothby is a hamlet just north of the town of Alford
, in the East Lindsey
district of Lincolnshire
, England.
It existed at the time of Domesday Book
of 1086, when it was listed as "Touedebi" and consisted of three households, twenty acres meadow and twelve acres of woodland.
Today it is considered a deserted medieval village
, and the only property is Tothby Manor House, a grade II listed building dating from the mid 17th century with alterations around 1840. Built of red brick, the house stands behind a moated enclosure, the site of the early Tothby Manor, home of the founder of the 14th century church of St Wilfrid, Alford. The Manor was bought by Sir Robert Christopher in the mid 17th century when the present farmhouse was first built.
Alford, Lincolnshire
- Notable residents :* Captain John Smith who lived in nearby Willoughby* Anne Hutchinson, pioneer settler and religious reformer in the United States* Thomas Paine, who was an excise officer in the town....
, in the East Lindsey
East Lindsey
East Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. The council is based in Manby near Louth, and other major settlements in the district include Alford, Spilsby, Mablethorpe, Skegness, Horncastle and Chapel St Leonards....
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.
It existed at the time of 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, when it was listed as "Touedebi" and consisted of three households, twenty acres meadow and twelve acres of woodland.
Today it is considered a deserted medieval village
Deserted medieval village
In the United Kingdom, a deserted medieval village is a former settlement which was abandoned during the Middle Ages, typically leaving no trace apart from earthworks or cropmarks. If there are fewer than three inhabited houses the convention is to regard the site as deserted; if there are more...
, and the only property is Tothby Manor House, a grade II listed building dating from the mid 17th century with alterations around 1840. Built of red brick, the house stands behind a moated enclosure, the site of the early Tothby Manor, home of the founder of the 14th century church of St Wilfrid, Alford. The Manor was bought by Sir Robert Christopher in the mid 17th century when the present farmhouse was first built.