Bulby
| Bulby | ||
|---|---|---|
Shire county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | Bourne | |
| Postcode district | PE10 | |
| Police | Lincolnshire | |
| Fire | Lincolnshire | |
| Ambulance | East Midlands | |
| UK Parliament | ||
Bulby is a hamlet in the
.In 1872 the two hamlets of Bulby and Hawthorpe were grouped as Bulby-cum-Hawthorpe forming the eastern side of Irnham parish, being a joint township with a population of 180 in 1,767 acres (7.2 km2) "of fertile land". About 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) of Bulby-cum-Hawthorpe land was purchased by Rev. William Watson Smith in about 1840, who built on it the Elizabethan-style Bulby House and grounds. By 1872, Bulby House and 1,100 acres (4.5 km2) of township land was owned by Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 1st Earl of Ancaster (Lord Aveland), who was lord of the manor. A moated area evident at the time was said to be the site of Bulby Hall which is "supposed to have been burnt down in the Barons' wars".[1]
Bulby has close associations with farming, has a number of surrounding farms, and a plant nursery.
The River East Glen passes close to the west of the hamlet.[2][3]
There is evidence of a previous Bulby Hall, and two Medieval settlements: Little Bulby and East Bulby.[4]
References
- ^ White, William (1872), Whites Directory of Lincolnshire, p. 597
- ^ "The East Glen River at Bulby", Geograph. Retrieved 29 December 2018
- ^ Historic England. "Bulby Hall (348414)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 3 July 2011.
External links
Media related to Bulby at Wikimedia Commons- Irnham, Bulby and Hawthorpe Parish Homepage
- Bulby – aerial view
