Blyborough

Blyborough
Church of St Alkmund, Blyborough
Blyborough Blyborough shown within Lincolnshire
Population	115 (2011)
OS grid reference	SK932945
– London	140 mi (230 km) SSE
Unitary authority	West Lindsey
Ceremonial county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Gainsborough
Postcode district	DN21
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Gainsborough
List of places UK England Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 53°26′22″N 0°35′51″W / 53.439445°N 0.597565°W / 53.439445; -0.597565

Blyborough 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 115.^[1] It lies on the B1398 road, 9 miles (14 km) east from Gainsborough, 16 miles (26 km) north from Lincoln and 3 miles (5 km) south from Kirton Lindsey.

Blyborough Grade I listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Alkmund of Northumbria. Built in the early 13th century, it was partially rebuilt in 1877 by James Fowler.^[2]

Two Grade II listed village buildings are Blyborough Grange Farmhouse^[3] and Blyborough Hall.^[4] The hall was built in the early 18th century and was previously, for many generations, the home of the Luard family who acquired its wealth through sugarcane plantations in the West Indies.^[5]

References

↑ "Civil parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
↑ Historic England. "Church of St Alkmund (1063375)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
↑ Historic England. "Blyborough Grange Farmhouse (1359826)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
↑ Historic England. "Blyborough Hall (1063376)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
↑ "The Luard Family". Retrieved 13 December 2012.

External links

Media related to Blyborough at Wikimedia Commons
"Blyborough", Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2011

Ceremonial county of Lincolnshire

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Unitary authorities	North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire

Boroughs or districts	Boston East Lindsey Lincoln North Kesteven South Holland South Kesteven West Lindsey

Major settlements	Alford Barton-upon-Humber Boston Bottesford Bourne Brigg Broughton Burgh-le-Marsh Caistor Cleethorpes Crowland Crowle Epworth Gainsborough Grantham Grimsby Holbeach Horncastle Immingham Kirton-in-Lindsey Lincoln Long Sutton Louth Mablethorpe Market Deeping Market Rasen North Hykeham Scunthorpe Skegness Sleaford Spalding Spilsby Stamford Wainfleet All Saints Winterton Wragby See also: List of civil parishes in Lincolnshire

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