Raithby by Spilsby
Raithby by Spilsby | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | Spilsby | |
Postcode district | PE23 | |
Police | Lincolnshire | |
Fire | Lincolnshire | |
Ambulance | East Midlands | |
UK Parliament | ||
Raithby by Spilsby or Raithby is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated about 2 miles (3.2 km) north-west from the town of Spilsby.
Raithby has associations with founder of Methodism, John Wesley, and the Victorian architect, George Gilbert Scott.
History
Raithby is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book as "Radebi", with 26 households, a mill and a church.[2]
The parish church is a Grade II*
The red-brick Raithby Hall was the seat of the Brackenbury and Rawnsley families, built around 1760 for Robert Carr Brackenbury and extended in 1848 and 1873 by Sir George Gilbert Scott. It is now an old peoples home, and is Grade II listed.[9]
This village played an important role in the spread of Methodism in Lincolnshire. After visiting Raithby in 1788, John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, declared it ‘an earthly paradise’.
The children of Raithby were served by a village school from 1668 when Thomas Lawford founded a Free School where children from Raithby, Mavis Enderby, Hundleby and Sausthorpe were educated.[13] The school was rebuilt in 1866 to hold 45 pupils. By the 1870s it was known as Raithby and Mavis Enderby School, and Raithby and Enderby CE School by 1925. It closed on 21 December 1949.[14]
Community
Raithby is situated 29 miles (47 km) from
The mid-18th-century
Raithby is served by the Interconnet 56 bus service runs which runs from Lincoln Central bus station to Skegness Interchange. The bus stops outside the Red Lion Inn pub.
Notable people
- John Morley (1838–1864), first-class cricketer
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ Raithby in the Domesday Book. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "Holy Trinity Raithby (1063584)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ "Holy Trinity, Raithby-by-Spilsby". 8 August 2018.
- ^ Historic England. "Holy Trinity, Raithby (354058)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "Lychgate, Raithby (1146578)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "Churchyard Cross, Raithby (354058)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "Churchyard Cross, Raithby (1063585)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "Raithby Hall (1166361)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ John Wesley Journal of the Revered John Wesley, Sept 13 1773 to Jan 2 1776, p.418
- ^ Historic England. "Raithby Chapel (546287)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "Raithby Chapel (1063583)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ "England GenWeb Project - Lincolnshire, Raithby".
- ^ "Raithby and Enderby CE School". Lincs to the Past. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ "Red Lion Inn (Raithby) - Spilsby, Lincolnshire".
- ^ Historic England. "Red Lion Inn, Raithby (1146585)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
External links
- Media related to Raithby by Spilsby at Wikimedia Commons