Grasby
| Grasby | |
 All Saints' Church, Grasby |
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  Grasby Grasby shown within Lincolnshire | |
| Population | 395 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | TA088049 |
| - London | 140 mi (230 km) S |
| District | West Lindsey |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BARNETBY |
| Postcode district | DN38 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Gainsborough |
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Grasby is a small village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 3 miles (4.8 km) north-west from the town of Caistor, and lies in the Lincolnshire Wolds, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[1]
Grasby's 13th-century Anglican parish church, dedicated to All Saints', lies opposite the village primary school.
The church is part of the Caistor group of parishes in the Deanery of West Wold.[2] The 2013 incumbent is The Rev'd Canon Ian Robinson.[3] In earlier times the Vicar was The Rev'd Charles Tennyson Turner, Brother of the poet Alfred Lord Tennyson.[4]
The village school came close to closing at the end of the 20th century, but remains open.[4] It is now Grasby All Saints Church of England Primary School, and grant maintained. The school received a Grade 3 (Satisfactory) judgement for "Overall effectiveness" in its 2012 Ofsted report.[5]
The village hall holds events such as Rock and Roll and Jive classes, runs a Learn Direct programme, and is used by the village school for physical education lessons and a yearly Easter ceremony.[1]
Grasby has one public house, The Cross Keys,[4] situated on the Caistor to Brigg road, that for a time held a village shop. A second public house, The Bluebell, on the corner of Church Hill and Canty Nook, is now closed.
Since 1987, Grasby has been twinned with the small French village of Saint-Rémy-de-Sillé in Sarthe,[4][6] whose main road has been renamed Rue de Grasby.[7]
In 2005 Grasby won the Central England "Village of the Year" competition.[1][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Parish council web pages". Lincolnshire county council. Retrieved 2013-03-03.
- ↑ "All Saint's Church, Grasby"., Ourchurchweb.org.uk
- ↑ "Grasby P C C"., Diocese of Lincoln
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Grasby wins the Calor Lincolnshire Village of the Year competition". Market Rasen Mail. 2005-09-12. Retrieved 2013-03-03.
- ↑ "The Grasby All Saints Church of England Primary School", Ofsted School inspection report, 2012
- ↑ "Grasby's French connection just keeps on growing". Grimsby Telegraph. 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2013-03-03.
- ↑ "72140 Rue de Grasby, Saint-Rémy-de-Sillé, France". Google Maps. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
External links
Media related to Grasby at Wikimedia Commons- Grasby, Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2011
- "Grasby All Saints Church of England Primary School", Grasbyallsaints.lincs.sch.uk. Retrieved 2013-03-03
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