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
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"Documents Online: Fotherby, Lincolnshire" , Folios: 340v, 353r, 354r, 376r, Great Domesday Book ;
The National Archives . Retrieved 23 December 2011
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Fotherby in the
Domesday Book . Retrieved 23 December 2011.
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Historic England .
"Allenby Almshouses (1168127)" .
National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 5 November 2011 .
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a
b Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull 1885, p. 396
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Historic England .
"Church of St Mary (1063137)" .
National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 5 November 2011 .
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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
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Historic England .
"Mawers Farm (1359949)" .
National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 5 November 2011 .
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Historic England .
"Sunday School (1119674)" .
National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 5 November 2011 .
External links
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 ,
Cadwell Park ,
Cross Keys Bridge ,
Crowland Abbey ,
Donna Nook ,
Dunham Bridge ,
Far Ings ,
Frampton Marsh ,
Freiston Shore ,
Gibraltar Point ,
Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre ,
Humber Bridge ,
Kinema in the Woods ,
Kingdom of Lindsey ,
Lincoln Castle ,
Lincoln Cathedral ,
Lincoln Cliff ,
Lincolnshire Fens ,
Market Rasen Racecourse ,
Museum of Lincolnshire Life ,
Tattershall Castle ,
The Wash ,
The Wolds ,
Usher Gallery ,
Winceby Battlefield ,
Woolsthorpe Manor