Walesby | |
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The Ramblers' Church is on a hill overlooking the village | |
Location within
Lincolnshire | |
Population | 249 (Census, 2011) |
OS grid reference | TF134923 |
• London | 130 mi (210 km) S |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | MARKET RASEN |
Postcode district | LN8 |
Dialling code | 01673 |
Police | Lincolnshire |
Fire | Lincolnshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Walesby is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 249. [1] It lies in the Lincolnshire Wolds, 3 miles (5 km) north-east from Market Rasen and 7 miles (11 km) south from Caistor. Tealby parish lies to the south-east. The parish covers about 3,600 acres (15 km2) and includes the hamlets of Risby and Otby.
The name 'Walesby' is thought to mean 'farm/settlement of Valr' or another suggestion is 'farm/settlement of the Britons'. [2]
St Mary's is an Arts and Crafts style Church designed by the architect Temple Moore in 1913. [3] The church was shut after the 2008 Lincolnshire earthquake when a large crack appeared in the tower and masonry fell inside the church. [4] St Mary's was also damaged in the 1930s when a hurricane dislodged its ' candle snuffer' spire resulting in its eventual removal.[ citation needed]
In the 1930s an earlier church, All Saints', was renovated after it fell into disuse. Now known as the "Ramblers Church" it features a 1951 stained glass window detailing walkers and cyclists. The Viking Way passes close to All Saints.