Hemingby
| Hemingby | ||
|---|---|---|
Shire county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | HORNCASTLE | |
| Postcode district | LN9 | |
| Dialling code | 01507 | |
| Police | Lincolnshire | |
| Fire | Lincolnshire | |
| Ambulance | East Midlands | |
| UK Parliament | ||
Hemingby is a
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, flow through the village.
Hemingby
Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Margaret.[2] Originating in the 14th century it was rebuilt in 1764, and again in 1895.[3]
In 1885 Kelly's noted that one of the principal landowners was
Wesleyan Methodist chapel building still exists.[4] A free school was founded in 1727 by Jane Lady Dymoke; her endowment provided for the employment of a school master and mistress, and for the clothing and apprenticeship of school children. She also established four almshouses for poor widows;[5] these are today listed buildings.[6] Further listed buildings are the late 18th-century Rookery cottage,[7] and the mid-18th-century Old Rectory[8] with its early 19th-century coach house.[9]
The Methodist chapel existed as such until 1978, the building being converted to a private house in 2007.[citation needed]
The village Coach and Horses
Lincoln coaching route.[citation needed
]
On 18 April 2007 Radio Lincolnshire briefly changed its name to BBC Radio Hemingby for a day, and broadcast from the village.[10]
References
- ^ "Hemingby (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Margaret (1307152)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ISBN 0-300-09620-8
- ^ Historic England. "Methodist Chapel (1360002)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ^ Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull 1885, p. 474
- ^ Historic England. "Almshouses (1062997)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "The Rookery (1307116)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "The Old Rectory (1262362)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "The Coach House at The Old Rectory (1252288)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ^ BBC Radio Hemingby, BBC Lincolnshire. Retrieved 14 October 2011
External links
Media related to Hemingby at Wikimedia Commons- "Hemingby", Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 14 October 2011
- Village web site
