Kirkby cum Osgodby

Kirkby cum Osgodby
Kirkby cum Osgodby
 Kirkby cum Osgodby shown within Lincolnshire
OS grid referenceTF063927
   – London 135 mi (217 km)  S
Civil parishOsgodby
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
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 53°25′15″N 0°24′04″W / 53.420792°N 0.401241°W

Kirkby cum Osgodby, sometimes called Kirkby, is hamlet and former civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north-west from Market Rasen and less than 1 mile (1.6 km) west from the village and civil parish of Osgodby.

Kirkby cum Osgodby parish was abolished to create that of Osgodby in 1936.[1] This successor council now styles itself Kirkby cum Osgodby.[2]

Church

St Andrew's Church, Kirkby cum Osgodby

The church at Kirkby, dedicated to Saint Andrew and dating from the early 13th century and 1790, is built of limestone and ironstone. The nave was rebuilt in 1825, and the church restored in 1891, 1900 and 1923.[3]

The base of a medieval limestone cross in the churchyard dates from the 14th century,[3] and is both Grade II listed and an ancient scheduled monument.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Kirkby cum Osgodby CP". Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "Kirkby cum Osgodby parish council". Parish Councils. Lincolnshire county council. Retrieved 2 November 2013. The administrative civil parish of Osgodby is made up of four villages – Kirkby, Osgodby, Kingerby and Usselby.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "St Andrews, Kirkby cum Osgodby". Pastscape. English Heritage. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "St Andrews Churchyard Cross". Pastscape. English Heritage. Retrieved 6 July 2011.

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