Keisby

Keisby

Manor Farm House, Keisby
Keisby
 Keisby shown within Lincolnshire
OS grid referenceTF038285
    London 90 mi (140 km)  S
Civil parishLenton, Keisby and Osgodby
DistrictSouth Kesteven
Shire countyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town BOURNE
Postcode district PE10
Dialling code 01476
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentGrantham and Stamford
List of places
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England
Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 52°50′38″N 0°27′32″W / 52.844°N 0.459°W / 52.844; -0.459

Keisby is a small hamlet in the district of South Kesteven, in Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 6 miles (10 km) north-west from Bourne and 9 miles (14 km) south-east from Grantham.

History

Keisby comes from an Old Norse term meaning "Kisi's farmstead or village".[1] The village is mentioned in the Domesday account,[2] and has had different spellings over the years, from Chisebi to Kisebi and Kysebi.[1]

The English surname Kisby (and variants) is believed to originate from Keisby.[3]

Modern times

Keisby is part of the Lenton, Keisby and Osgodby ecclesiastical parish, and The North Beltisloe Group of parishes in the Deanery of Beltisloe.[4] As of 2014 the incumbent is the Revd Mike Doyle.[4] There is no separate church, services taking place in the parish church at Lenton.

References

  1. 1 2 Mills, A. D. (2003). A Dictionary of British Place-Names.
  2. "Keisby"., The Domesday Book Online
  3. Bardsley, C.W. & Frowde, H.; A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames. OUP Warehouse, 1901
  4. 1 2 "Lenton PCC"., Diocese of Lincoln

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