Somerby (Juxta Bigby), Lincolnshire

For other places with the same name, see Somerby (disambiguation).
Somerby

St Margarets' church, Somerby
Somerby

 Somerby shown within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference TA061066
District West Lindsey
Shire county Lincolnshire
Region East Midlands
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Ulceby
Postcode district DN38
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK Parliament Gainsborough
List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire

Somerby is a hamlet in the civil parish of Searby cum Owmby, about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of the town of Brigg, Lincolnshire, England. It lies in the Lincolnshire Wolds, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, nestled between the villages of Bigby and Searby.

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The church

The parish church was once described as a "small uninteresting edifice"[1] but is a Grade II* listed building. It is dedicated to Saint Margaret, and dating from the 13th century with later additions.[2] It was restored in 1884-1885 by H. M. Townsend of Peterborough. The effigy of a knight dating from the late 13th century lies on the south side of the nave.[2] In the chancel are two fine marble urns in niches to two sons of the Weston family who died in the service of the East India Company in 1762 and 1767, respectively.[2] Another Weston, Edward Weston, is commemorated by a large marble wall plaque in the on the north wall of the chancel. He died in 1770, and was a member of the Privy Council of Ireland.[2]

The value of the living, based at the rectory and in the grant of the Crown, was £7. 7s. 6d. around 1834. A few years earlier, in 1821, the hamlet comprised 13 houses, with a population of 76.[1]

Somerby Hall and Somerby Grange

Somerby Hall was for many years the home of the Weston family,[3] it was purchased by Edward Weston the son of the Bishop of Exeter, the Rt. Rev. Stephen Weston.[4] It was demolished in 1964.[5]

Somerby Grange Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building dating from 1756 with 19th century additions.[6]

The Monument

The Monument was erected in 1770, and is an ashlar doric column topped by an urn. It was erected to commemorate 29 years of marriage for Edward and Ann Weston of Somerby Hall. It is Grade II listed.[7]

Somerby Vineyard

Today, Somerby has a vineyard. The owners claim to have unearthed several medieval artefacts and Roman coins.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Allen, Thomas (1834). The history of the county of Lincoln: from the earliest period to the present time. J. Saunders, Jr.. http://books.google.com/books?id=bVo-AQAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA229. Retrieved 2011-06-15. 
  2. ^ a b c d "British Listed Buildings". St Margaret Somerby. English Heritage. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-196686-church-of-saint-maragret-somerby. Retrieved 15 June 2011. 
  3. ^ "GENUKI". Somerby by Bigby. GENUKI. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/SomerbybyBigby/. Retrieved 15 June 2011. 
  4. ^ Phillips, Sir Richard (April 1809). Provincial Occurrences: Dorsetshire and Devonshire. 27. Sherwood, Gilbert and Piper. p. 312. http://books.google.com/books?id=4Kl764Ko_WwC&pg=PA312. Retrieved 2011-06-15. 
  5. ^ "Englands Lost Country Houses". Somerby Hall. Matthew Beckett. http://lh.matthewbeckett.com/lh_complete_list.html. Retrieved 15 June 2011. 
  6. ^ "British Listed Buildings". Somerby Grange Farmhouse. English Heritage. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-196687-grange-farmhouse-somerby. Retrieved 15 June 2011. 
  7. ^ "British Listed Buildings". The Monument. English Heritage. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-196688-the-monument-somerby. Retrieved 15 June 2011. 
  8. ^ "Local History". Somerby Vineyards. http://www.somerbyvineyards.com/Public/Cart/Products/CategoryProducts.aspx?CategoryID=26. Retrieved 15 June 2011.