Aby, Lincolnshire
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Aby (/ˈeɪbiː/ AY-bee) is a village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is approximately 30 miles (48 km) east from the city and county town of Lincoln and 8 miles (13 km) south-east from Louth. Aby is part of the civil parish of Aby with Greenfield .
History
The village's name is of
Aby was mentioned in the Domesday Book. Its lands were owned by Odo who was Bishop of Bayeux and half-brother of William the Conqueror, and Earl Hugh. It had available 27 acres of woodland for the feeding of swine. Swinn Wood still exists today and is a nature reserve.[1]
Aby's 13th-century All Saints Church fell into disrepair and was demolished by Sir Henry Vane in 1660. The stone was removed to Belleau for use on the Manor House. In 1888 a pitch pine chapel was erected on the original site, but all that remains today is the churchyard.[2]
Aby railway station opened in neighbouring Claythorpe in 1848, and closed in 1961.[3] Before the railway line was closed, the village had the distinction of the shortest signal box name on the British network.
The Wesleyan Methodists built a red brick chapel in Aby in 1895. It later closed[4] and is now the Village Hall.[2]
Aby's
There are no schools in the village; the Aby CofE Primary School, which opened in 1852[2] was closed in 2009.[5] There are seven schools in surrounding Withern, Alford, Well, Willoughby, and Stewton.
Landmarks
Five miles south of Aby in
References
- ^ "Swinn Wood | Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust". www.lincstrust.org.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Village Life". Lincolnshire County Council. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "Aby Station (506735)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (1372776)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ "GENUKI: Aby". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
External links
Media related to Aby at Wikimedia Commons
- Aby in the Domesday Book