Wragby

Wragby

All Saints' church, Wragby
Wragby
 Wragby shown within Lincolnshire
Population 1,361 (2001)
OS grid referenceTF132780
   – London 125 mi (201 km)  S
DistrictEast 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 ParliamentLouth and Horncastle
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Coordinates: 53°17′14″N 0°18′09″W / 53.287282°N 0.302601°W

Wragby is a small town and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated at the junction of the A157 and A158 roads, and approximately 10 miles (16 km) north-west from Horncastle and about 11 miles (18 km) north-east from the county town of Lincoln.[1]

History

Wragby is named in the Domesday Book as "Waragebi", when it consisted of 23 households a mill and a church.[2]

The 'Rout Yard', a scheduled monument in the form of two moated islands and associated ditched enclosures, is the remains of a medieval manorial complex. In 1086 there were two manors at Wragby, one in the possession of Erenis of Buron, the other, Waldin the Artificer. The surviving remains possibly represent the Buron manor which held responsibility for a church.[3] The church was dismantled in 1836 when a new church was established closer to the modern village centre. The 18th-century brick-built chancel was kept as a cemetery chapel until the 1980s when it too was demolished.[4]

The ruins of the older church can be seen from the bottom of the cemetery, and are 440 yards (400 m) from the grade II listed church of All Saints which was built in 1839 by W. A. Nicholson.[4][5] The ruins of the old church are no longer in evidence, but the local history group has marked out the site of the old church and erected information boards. Some artefacts from the old church can be seen in the present day All Saints Church.

Wragby Market Place

Wragby was a market town and staging centre through a charter dating back to Charles II. The market was held on a Thursday, and there was a fair held on 1 May, and 28–29 September.[1]

Wragby railway station[6] and a grammar school founded in 1635, and rebuilt in 1775[7] are both now in residential use. There was also a Grade II listed windmill, built in 1831.[8] It was powered by six sails until 1903 when it ceased working.[9]

Over time Wragby has evolved to be a stopping point en route to the coastal town of Skegness, with amenities including three public houses, a fish shop, café, and a supermarket. The population of Wragby has expanded though the building of two new housing estates; a third estate began development in late 2009, with completion expected by early 2012. Kier Group initially began the new construction projects after buying-out local homebuilder Hugh Bourn.[10] However, Kier then themselves sold the land and properties to Linden Homes (themselves a subsidiary of Galliford Try), who have continued construction of sites in the town, such as Carpenters Lodge.

Community

The primary school educates just under 200 pupils from reception to Year 6; there is a pre-school unit next to the school.

A bus service linking Wragby to Horncastle, Spilsby and Skegness (eastward), and to Lincoln (westward), is operated by Stagecoach. There was a railway station on the Louth to Bardney line; because of under-use the line closed to passenger transport in 1951, and to goods in 1960.

Of the Town's football teams, a men's team currently plays in Division 2 of the Sills and Betteridge Lincoln Sunday League; Under-17, Under-15 and Under-13 teams play in the Mid-Lincs youth league; the Under-15 team plays in the 15C League; and the Under-13 team plays in the 13D League.

Wragby has a Youth Club and Young Farmers Club.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Wragby". Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  2. ↑ Wragby/ in the Domesday Book. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  3. ↑ Historic England. "Manorial complex, Wragby (351496 )". PastScape. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Historic England. "Moated manorial site (scheduled) (1016967)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  5. ↑ Historic England. "Church of All Saints (1147509)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  6. ↑ Historic England. "Wragby railway station (507112 )". PastScape. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  7. ↑ Historic England. "Grammar School (351493 )". PastScape. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  8. ↑ Historic England. "Windmill. Wragby (1063070)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  9. ↑ Historic England. "Windmill (498472 )". PastScape. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  10. ↑ "Kier Homes". Retrieved 8 November 2011.

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