Ranby, Lincolnshire

Ranby

St Germans church, Ranby
Ranby

 Ranby shown within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference TF230786
District East 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 Louth and Horncastle
List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire

Ranby is a village and civil parish about 6 miles (9.7 km) north west of the town of Horncastle, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.

"Randebi" was listed in Domesday Book of 1086 when it consisted of 29 households and had one mill and one church.[1]

The parish church, a grade II listed building dedicated to Saint Germans, dates from the 12th century, although it was rebuilt in 1861 by James Fowler reusing earlier fragments.[2]

Ranby Hall is a grade II listed brick country house dating from 1868.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Ranby". Domesday Map. Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull. http://www.domesdaymap.co.uk/place/TF2378/ranby/. Retrieved 17 July 2011. 
  2. ^ "St German, Ranby". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1063064. Retrieved 17 July 2011. 
  3. ^ "Ranby Hall". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1308543. Retrieved 17 July 2011.