| Aunsby and Dembleby | |
| Population | 125 (2001) |
|---|---|
| District | North Kesteven |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Sleaford |
| Postcode district | NG34 8 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Sleaford and North Hykeham (UK Parliament constituency) |
| List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire | |
Aunsby and Dembleby is a civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England.[1] According to the 2001 census it had a population of 125. The parish now includes Aunsby and Dembleby which were separate parishes until 1931.
The three Ecclesiastical parishes are still administered separately, although all are part of the South Lafford Group of the Deanery of Lafford, Diocese of Lincoln. The incumbent is the Revd Charles Robertson.[2][3][4]
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Aunsby lies just north and west off the point where the A15 crosses the A52. Its church, dedicated to St Thomas Of Canterbury, is a mixture of Norman and Perpendicular styles of architecture. It was repaired and rebuilt in 1861.[5]
In the Domesday survey the village is called Ounesbi.
The ecclesiastical parish is Aunsby[2]
Dembleby appears in the Domesday survey several times, variously as Denbelbi, Delbebi and Dembelbi. The parish was in the ancient Aswardhurn Wapentake.
St Lucia's Church is a foundation of unknown age, originally built in Early English style. The old church was taken down in 1867. The new church was built upon a better site in the Norman style. The vestry in the current church was re-erected from the old church.[6]
The new church was consecrated in January, 1868
The ecclesiastical parish is Dembleby[3]
To the west is the woodland of Dembleby Thorns.[7]
Scott Willoughby is a small hamlet situated about 1 km southeast of Aunsby. It has the smallest church that remains in use in the county. It was built in 1826, although there may have been an earlier church on the site.[8]
The ecclesiastical parish is Scott Willoughby[4]
The population of Scott Willoughby has rapidly declined over the past 200 years, with few houses remaining in the hamlet, despite this the post-box is still used.
Several abandoned medieval villages are known in the wider area.
All employment in the parish is agricultural.
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