| Greetwell | |
All Saints, Greetwell |
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Greetwell
Greetwell shown within Lincolnshire |
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| Population | 403 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | TF014716 |
| District | West Lindsey |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Lincoln |
| Postcode district | LN3 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Gainsborough |
| List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire | |
Greetwell is a village and civil parish about 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the city of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.
The parish church is dedicated to All Saints and is a grade II* listed building built of limestone and dating from the 11th century, which was restored in the 19th century. Both the west tower and the font date from the 13th century. On the north side of the apse is an early 13th century tombstone, inscribed: "Hic Jacet Adanz de London Quandam Rectoristius ecclesiac cujus aizinzae propiehir Deus" There are two ashlar monuments in the apse to Richard Lely, who died 1734 and Anna Lely, died 1733. There is also a marble gravestone in the apse floor to Robert Dalyson, died 1620.[1]
The village was mentioned in Domesday Book when it was recorded as having twenty two households, sixteen acres of meadow, one mill, two fisheries, and a church.[2] There are earthwork remains of the medieval village either side of the railway line which are scheduled.[3][4]
Greetwell Hollow is a former quarry, now a nature reserve managed by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust. It is also a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).[5]