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Coordinates: 53°25′19″N 0°03′44″W / 53.4218500°N 0.0622695°W
North Ormsby
North Ormsby
North Ormsby shown within LincolnshirePopulation (2001) OS grid reference TF288934 District East Lindsey Shire county Lincolnshire Region East Midlands Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town Louth Postcode district LN11 0 Police Lincolnshire Fire Lincolnshire Ambulance East Midlands EU Parliament East Midlands UK Parliament Louth and Horncastle List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire North Ormsby (sometimes Ormesby) was in antiquity known as Nun Ormsby.[1] It is both a village and a civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, about 7 miles (11 km) north west of the town of Louth.
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Priory
Main article: North Ormsby PrioryA Gilbertine priory dedicated to Saint Mary was founded as a double house between 1148 and 1154, and dissolved in 1538. There are still earthworks visible, and the site is scheduled.[2]
Church
The former parish church, which was dedicated to Saint Helen, is a grade II listed building built in 1848 by S. S. Teulon. It was declared redundant in 1980 by the Diocese of Lincoln and sold for private residential use.[3][4] There is also a grade II listed churchyard cross in the churchyard which dates from the 14th century.[5]
Other
"The White Lady of North Ormsby" is a lifesize statue in the grounds of Abbey Farm, which is grade II listed. It is possibly of Roman origin, and depicts a lady in Grecian style. It was erected here in 1850 to commemorate the death of a lady in a riding accident.[6]
Near Mill Farm is the site of a World War One military airfield established in 1917 and abandoned in 1919. It was intended for 33 squadron use as an emergency landing site if short of fuel during anti Zeppelin operations.[7]
References
- ^ "North Ormsby". British History Online. Victoria County History. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=38035. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ "Gilbertine Priory, North Ormsby". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1010706. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ "North Ormsby". GENUKI. GENUKI. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/NorthOrmsby/. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ "St Helen, North Ormsby". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1168222. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ "Churchyard Cross, North Ormsby". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1063145. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ "Statue near Abbey Farm". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1063144. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ^ "Mill Farm Landing Ground". Pastscape. English Heritage. http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1399678&sort=4&search=all&criteria=North%20Ormsby&rational=q&recordsperpage=60. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
External links
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- Villages in Lincolnshire
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