Welby, Lincolnshire

Welby

St Bartholomew's Church, Welby
Welby
 Welby shown within Lincolnshire
OS grid referenceSK971384
   – London 100 mi (160 km)  S
Unitary authoritySouth Kesteven
Ceremonial countyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Grantham
Postcode district NG32
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentGrantham and Stamford
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 52°56′05″N 0°33′21″W / 52.934780°N 0.5558°W / 52.934780; -0.5558

Welby is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies 4.5 miles (7 km) north-east of Grantham, and 0.5 miles (0.8 km) east of the old Roman Road Ermine Street. Neighbouring villages are Aisby, Oasby, and Heydour. The village has approximately 75 houses.

History

Tomb cover in St Batholomew's Church

According to A Dictionary of British Place Names, Welby is a "farmstead or village by a spring or stream", combining the Old English "wella" for a stream, with Old Scandinavian "by" for a "farmstead, village or settlement".[1]

Welby is recorded in the 1086 Domesday account as "Wellebi", within two manors in the Threo Hundred of Kesteven.[2] The first manor held 57 households, 7 villagers, 4 smallholders, 37 freemen, a priest, a church, and a meadow of 160 acres (0.6 km2) and woodland of 150 acres (0.6 km2). In 1066 Queen Edith was Lord of the Manor, this transferred to William I in 1086, who also became Tenant-in-chief. The second Domesday entry shows a manor with 3 villagers, 5 freemen and 4 ploughlands, with a meadow 53 acres (0.2 km2) and woodland of 80 acres (0.3 km2), with the 1066 Lord being Aethelstan son of Godram. In 1086 Lordship was transferred to Ranulf, with Guy of Craon becoming Tenant-in-chief.[3]

Welby Grade I listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to St Bartholomew.[4] The church originates from the 13th century and is mainly Early English but with a Perpendicular clerestory and porch.[5] In 1873 the north aisle was extended and the chancel rebuilt by J. H. Hakewill, who matched the Early English style.[6][7] Within the porch is a 14th-century stone tomb cover with relief depictions of a woman's head and shoulders, within a quatrefoil recess, and a shrouded baby. It was originally sited in the graveyard.[6]

The former rectory, also a listed building,[8] was designed by Grantham architect Cornelius Sherborne.[6]

In 1885 Kelly's Directory reported a Wesleyan chapel, built in 1866, and a school and four almshouses founded in 1780 by William Welby; a further school for 70 pupils was built in 1869. The main crops grown were wheat, barley, oats and turnips, within a parish area of 2,661 acres (11 km2). The 1881 population was 390. Lord of the Manor and owner of parish land was Sir William Earle Welby-Gregory DL, JP, of Denton Hall. Kellys also noted two public houses, the Red Lion and Waggon and Horses, 12 farmers, 4 graziers, a butcher, shoemaker, shopkeeper, carrier, coal dealer, wheelwright, beer retailer, harness maker and a blacksmith.[7]

Community

St Bartholomew's church is part of the Loveden Deanery of the Diocese of Lincoln; the incumbent is The Revd Alan Littlewood.[9]

The village road sign includes images of St Bartholomew's church and a cricketer; Welby has a cricket team.

Welby public house is the Crown and Anchor.

References

  1. ↑ Mills, Anthony David (2003); A Dictionary of British Place Names, pp.487, 520, Oxford University Press, revised edition (2011). ISBN 019960908X
  2. ↑ "Documents Online: Welby", Great Domesday Book, Folio: 337v, 367v; The National Archives. Retrieved 5 July 2012
  3. ↑ "Welby", Domesdaymap.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2012
  4. ↑ "Church of St Bartholomew", National Heritage List for England, English Heritage. Retrieved 6 August 2011
  5. ↑ Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 331; Methuen & Co. Ltd
  6. 1 2 3 Pevsner, Nikolaus; Harris, John; The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire p. 704; Penguin, (1964); revised by Nicholas Antram in 1989, Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09620-8
  7. 1 2 Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull 1885, p. 701
  8. ↑ "The Old Rectory", National Heritage List for England, English Heritage. Retrieved 6 August 2011
  9. ↑ "Welby D C C", Diocese of Lincoln. Retrieved 6 August 2011

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