Somerby, West Lindsey

For other places with the same name, see Somerby (disambiguation).

Somerby, West Lindsey
Somerby, West Lindsey Somerby, West Lindsey shown within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference	SK849884
– London	140 mi (230 km) S
Civil parish	Corringham, Lincolnshire
District	West Lindsey
Shire 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°23′10″N 0°43′30″W / 53.386048°N 0.724976°W / 53.386048; -0.724976

Somerby is a hamlet in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 2 miles (3.2 km) south-east from the town of Gainsborough, and lies in the civil parish of Corringham.

Excavations at Somerby in 1957 showed it was once larger, revealing 15th-century streets and house foundations, with finds ranging from the 12th to the 16th century.^[1] Much of the medieval village of Somerby was the site of an ancient deer park which belonged to Somerby Park mansion.^[2]

Somerby Park is described in the 1872 Whites Directory as "a commodious ancient mansion in the Elizabethan style".^[3]

References

↑ "Somerby". National Monuments Record. English Heritage. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
↑ "Monument No. 891744". National Monuments Record. English Heritage. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
↑ "Corringham (Great and Little Corringham)". Genuki. Retrieved 16 June 2011.

Ceremonial county of Lincolnshire

England Portal

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

Topics	Flag Parliamentary constituencies Education Geography Places Diocese Monastic houses Museums SSSIs Country Houses Grade I listed buildings Grade II* listed buildings Windmills History Lord Lieutenants High Sheriffs Transport

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, November 12, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.