Caenby

Caenby
Caenby

 Caenby shown within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference TF001893
District West Lindsey
Shire county Lincolnshire
Region East Midlands
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Market Rasen
Postcode district LN8
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK Parliament Gainsborough
List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire

Caenby is a hamlet and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.

Caenby Grade II listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Nicholas.[1] A moated manor house, now the Grade II listed Hall Farm House,[2] was a seat of the Tournay family from the days of Edward I to George II. In 1541 Henry VIII slept here while on his Lincolnshire progress.[3] In the 18th century the house was occupied by Lawrence Monck.[2][4]

In 1945 fields adjacent to Caenby were a military Q decoy site, maintained by RAF Hemswell. Dummy plywood buildings, inflatable rubber aircraft or vehicles, and a ploughed faux runway were set up to simulate an active airfield and draw German bombers away from genuine target airfields.

References

  1. ^ "Church of St Nicholas", National Heritage List for England, English Heritage; retrieved 10 July 2011
  2. ^ a b "Hall Farm House", National Heritage List for England, English Heritage; retrieved 10 July 2011
  3. ^ Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 92; Methuen & Co. Ltd
  4. ^ Hodgson, John A history of Northumberland, in three parts, Part 2, Volume 1 p. 356. (2010), ISBN 1145538541; retrieved 10 July 2011

External links

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