Wood Enderby
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Wood Enderby is a village and civil parish about 4 miles south of Horncastle, Lincolnshire
, England, and the civil parish
includes the hamlet of Wilksby.
The name "Enderby" appears to derive from Eindrithi's by - (Einraethi being Old Norse
for "sole ruler" with the suffix -by being Old English for village or homestead, either from the Old Norse byr or boer, and/or from Old Danish/Swedish
by.)
Wood Enderby appears as Endrebi in Domesday Book
of 1086, at which time the Lord of the Manor was King William the Conqueror, but is later referred to as Woodenderby in 1198 and 1328. The village lies on a fairly level platform of sandstone
about 100 feet above sea level
but overlain by glacial drift of a clayey nature.
The church, which is a Grade II listed building, is dedicated to Saint Benedict was almost entirely rebuilt 1860 using limestone
and greenstone
. The church was declared redundant by the Diocese of Lincoln
in 1976.
Rose Cottage, in Wood Enderby, is a 17th century white-washed mud and stud cottage, with 19th/20th century alterations, which is Grade II listed.
Wilksby is a hamlet, in the civil parish of Wood Enderby, and was mentioned in Domesday Book of 1086 as Wilchesbi, with the Lord of the Manor being King William the Conqueror. It is a former parish, abolished in 1936 and amalgamated with Wood Enderby.
Wilksby church is a Grade II listed building built of greenstone
and red brick, dedicated to All Saints
which was renovated in 1895.
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, and the civil parish
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...
includes the hamlet of Wilksby.
The name "Enderby" appears to derive from Eindrithi's by - (Einraethi being Old Norse
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
for "sole ruler" with the suffix -by being Old English for village or homestead, either from the Old Norse byr or boer, and/or from Old Danish/Swedish
Old Swedish
Old Swedish is the name for two separate stages of the Swedish language that were spoken in the Middle Ages: Early Old Swedish , spoken from around 1225 until 1375, and Late Old Swedish , spoken from 1375 until 1526.Old Swedish developed from Old East Norse, the eastern dialect of Old Norse...
by.)
Wood Enderby appears as Endrebi 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, at which time the Lord of the Manor was King William the Conqueror, but is later referred to as Woodenderby in 1198 and 1328. The village lies on a fairly level platform of sandstone
Sandstone
Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains.Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any colour, but the most common colours are tan, brown, yellow,...
about 100 feet above sea level
but overlain by glacial drift of a clayey nature.
The church, which is a Grade II listed building, is dedicated to Saint Benedict was almost entirely rebuilt 1860 using limestone
Limestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....
and 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....
. The church was declared redundant by the Diocese of Lincoln
Diocese of Lincoln
The Diocese of Lincoln forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. The present diocese covers the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire.- History :...
in 1976.
Rose Cottage, in Wood Enderby, is a 17th century white-washed mud and stud cottage, with 19th/20th century alterations, which is Grade II listed.
Wilksby is a hamlet, in the civil parish of Wood Enderby, and was mentioned in Domesday Book of 1086 as Wilchesbi, with the Lord of the Manor being King William the Conqueror. It is a former parish, abolished in 1936 and amalgamated with Wood Enderby.
Wilksby church 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....
and red brick, dedicated to All Saints
All Saints
All Saints' Day , often shortened to All Saints, is a solemnity celebrated on 1 November by parts of Western Christianity, and on the first Sunday after Pentecost in Eastern Christianity, in honour of all the saints, known and unknown...
which was renovated in 1895.