Owmby by Spital

Not to be confused with Owmby, Lincolnshire.

Owmby by Spital
Owmby church
Owmby by Spital Owmby by Spital shown within Lincolnshire
Population	309 (2001)
OS grid reference	TF001874
– London	135 mi (217 km) S
District	West Lindsey
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MARKET RASEN
Postcode district	LN8
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Gainsborough
List of places UK England Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 53°22′29″N 0°29′49″W / 53.374680°N 0.496835°W / 53.374680; -0.496835

Owmby by Spital is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 2 miles (3 km) east from the A15 road, 11 miles (18 km) north from Lincoln and 8 miles (13 km) west from Market Rasen.

Owmby by Spital is listed in 6 entries of the Doomsday Book as 'Ouneby', in the Aslacoe wapentake, in the West Riding of Lindsey. The largest holder in 1066 and 1086 being the Bishop of Lincoln (St Mary). Other land holders in 1086 include Bishop Odo of Bayeux, Ivo Tallboys (Taillebois), and Jocelyn, (son of Lambert).^[1]

The civil parish covers an area of 1,600 acres (6.5 km²). According to the 2001 Census it had a population of 309.

The designation of "Spital" in the name comes from the proximity to the village of Spital-in-the-Street.

The village church is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul. Kelly's noted that the church was built in 1808, with parts of the structure Norman, and that it seated 200 people.^[2]

A school was built in 1836, but most parish children attended school in neighbouring Normanby by Spital. Both villages formed a school board district in 1870; by 1881 Owmby school had closed.

Notable people

Bernie Taupin, English lyricist noted for his collaboration with Elton John, grew up in the village.

References

↑ http://opendomesday.org/place/TF0087/owmby-by-spital/
↑ Kelly's Directory (1919), p. 454

External links

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Owmby Group of Parishes

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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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