East and West Firsby

East Firsby

Saxon House, East Firsby – built to traditional methods

Lane in East Firsby
East Firsby
 East Firsby shown within Lincolnshire
OS grid referenceTF009854
   – London 130 mi (210 km)  S
Civil parishWest Firsby
DistrictWest Lindsey
Shire countyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Market Rasen
Postcode district LN8
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentGainsborough
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England
Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 53°21′23″N 0°29′03″W / 53.356289°N 0.484277°W

East Firsby and West Firsby are two hamlets in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. They are situated about 10 miles (16 km) north from the city of Lincoln, and set in the Lincolnshire Wolds, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

East Firsby lies between Saxby and Spridlington, with West Firsby about 1 mile (1.6 km) to the west, near the A15 road. East Firsby civil parish was abolished to enlarge that of West Firsby in 1936.[1] There is no church.

The hamlet of Firsby is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book as "Frisebi", with 22 households, 30 acres (0.12 km2) of meadow and a church, with Ilbert of Lacy as Lord of the Manor.[2][3]

The Manor House at West Firsby fell into disrepair and was demolished during the 1990s. At East Firsby is the mid 18th-century Grade II listed Manor Farmhouse,[4] and at West Firsby is a site of a deserted medieval village.[5]

There is an oilfield at West Firsby.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "East Firsby". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  2. ↑ East (and West) Firsby in the Domesday Book. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "Documents Online: East or West Firsby, Lincolnshire", Folio: 342r, Great Domesday Book; The National Archives. Retrieved 20 May 2012
  4. ↑ "Manor Farmhouse", National Heritage List for England, English Heritage. Retrieved 3 July 2011
  5. ↑ "Deserted medieval village", National Heritage List for England, English Heritage. Retrieved 23 July 2011
  6. ↑ "West Firsby Oilfield". Lyell Collection. Retrieved 2 July 2011.

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