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Tothby
Tothby shown within Lincolnshire |
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| OS grid reference | TF445765 |
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| Parish | Alford |
| District | East Lindsey |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Alford |
| Postcode district | LN13 0 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Louth and Horncastle |
| List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire | |
Tothby is a hamlet just north of the town of Alford, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.
It existed at the time of Domesday Book of 1086, when it was listed as "Touedebi" and consisted of three households, twenty acres meadow and twelve acres of woodland.[1]
Today it is considered a deserted medieval village,[2] and the only property is Tothby Manor House, a grade II listed building dating from the mid 17th century with alterations around 1840. Built of red brick, the house stands behind a moated enclosure, the site of the early Tothby Manor, home of the founder of the 14th century church of St Wilfrid, Alford. The Manor was bought by Sir Robert Christopher in the mid 17th century when the present farmhouse was first built.[3]