Grimoldby
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Grimoldby is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 4 miles (6 km) east from Louth.
Grimoldby Grade I listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Edith.[1] It is of early Perpendicular style with embattled and crocketed aisles and clerestory, set with gargoyles.[2][3]
In 1885 Kelly's Directory reported that the chief crops grown were wheat, barley, beans and oats, and that Grimoldby had three chapels, Wesleyan, Primitive Methodist and Free Methodist, and a National School.[4]
Village amenities include a Co-op supermarket, Grimoldby Primary School,[5] a nursery, an Italian restaurant and a cricket club. There is a public house, called The Manby Arms. Amenities also serve the adjoining village of Manby, which is 0.5 miles (0.8 km) to the south, separated from Grimoldby by the B1200.
Grimoldby used to have a railway station.
History
1987 crash
On 3 June 1987 Panavia Tornado 'ZA366' from RAF Marham crashed near to RAF Manby airfield at 5.07pm. Both pilots ejected.[6][7][8]
Governance
An electoral ward in the same name exists. Grimoldby is in the centre of this ward which had a population taken at the 2011 census of 2181.[9]
References
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Edith (1359986)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Harris, John; The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire p. 259; Penguin (1964); revised by Nicholas Antram in 1989, Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09620-8
- ^ Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire pp. 148, 149; Methuen & Co. Ltd
- ^ Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull 1885, p. 435
- ^ Grimoldby Primary School Archived 23 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 15 August 2011
- ^ Louth Standard Friday 5 June 1987, page 2
- ^ Louth Standard Friday 12 June 1987, page 1
- ^ 1987 Tornado
- ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 19 August 2015.
External links
Media related to Grimoldby at Wikimedia Commons
- The Lancaster Inn website
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See also: List of civil parishes in Lincolnshire
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