Village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England
This article is about village. For 17th century English clergyman, see
Martin Fotherby .
Human settlement in England
Fotherby is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire , England. It is situated just east from the A16 road , 13 miles (21 km) east from Market Rasen , and 10 miles (16 km) south from Cleethorpes .
In the Domesday account Fotherby is written as "Fodrebi".[ 1] Before the Conquest lordship was held by Thorgot Lag, and after, Berengar of Tosny, with Robert of Tosny as Tenant-in-chief .[ 2]
In 1885 Kelly's noted six almshouses , built in 1866 for the benefit of six poor people by James Fowler , on the site of an older glebe house.[ 3] Parish area was 1,400 acres (5.7 km2 ) with chief agricultural production of wheat, barley, oats, turnips, seeds and beans, and an 1881 population of 1881.[ 4]
Fotherby Grade II listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Mary .[ 5] It was entirely rebuilt by James Fowler in 1863, in Early English style with chancel , nave , south porch , and western tower with a broach spire containing three bells originally cast in 1608.[ 4] [ 6]
Further listed buildings are Mawers Farm on Peppin Lane,[ 7] and a Sunday School building on Church Lane.[ 8]
References
^ "Documents Online: Fotherby, Lincolnshire" , Folios: 340v, 353r, 354r, 376r, Great Domesday Book ; The National Archives . Retrieved 23 December 2011
^ Fotherby in the Domesday Book . Retrieved 23 December 2011.
^ Historic England . "Allenby Almshouses (1168127)" . National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 5 November 2011 .
^ a b Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull 1885, p. 396
^ Historic England . "Church of St Mary (1063137)" . National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 5 November 2011 .
^ Pevsner, Nikolaus ; Harris, John ; The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire p. 238; Penguin, (1964); revised by Nicholas Antram (1989), Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09620-8
^ Historic England . "Mawers Farm (1359949)" . National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 5 November 2011 .
^ Historic England . "Sunday School (1119674)" . National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 5 November 2011 .
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Unitary authorities Boroughs or districts Major settlements (cities in italics) Topics Historic subdivisions :
Holland ,
Kesteven ,
Lindsey
History and notable places :
Belton House ,
Bolingbroke Castle ,
Boston Stump ,
Bourne Abbey ,
Cadwell Park ,
Cross Keys Bridge ,
Crowland Abbey ,
Donna Nook ,
Far Ings ,
Frampton Marsh ,
Freiston Shore ,
Gibraltar Point ,
Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre ,
Grimsby Minster ,
Haxey Hood ,
Humber Bridge ,
Isle of Axholme ,
Kinema in the Woods ,
Kingdom of Lindsey ,
Lincoln Castle ,
Lincoln Cathedral ,
Lincoln Cliff ,
Lincolnshire Fens ,
Lincolnshire Coast ,
Market Rasen Racecourse ,
Museum of Lincolnshire Life ,
St James' Church, Louth ,
Tattershall Castle ,
The Wash ,
The Wolds ,
Usher Gallery ,
Winceby Battlefield ,
Woolsthorpe Manor