Owmby by Spital

Coordinates: 53°22′29″N 0°29′49″W / 53.374680°N 0.496835°W / 53.374680; -0.496835

Owmby by Spital
Owmby church
Owmby by Spital  Owmby by Spital shown within Lincolnshire
Population	309 (2001)
OS grid reference	TF001874
District	West Lindsey
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	LN8
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Gainsborough
List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire

Owmby by Spital is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. According to the 2001 census the civil parish, known as Owmby, had a population of 309. It is 11 miles (18 km) north of Lincoln just off the A15 and it is 8 miles (13 km) west of Market Rasen. The parish covers an area of 1,600 acres (650 ha). Owmby is known as Owmby by Spital because of the hospital that used to be situated in the village.

It also has a neighbouring village called Normanby by Spital.

There is a church in the village dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul. It was built in 1808 and it seats 200 people. However, parts of the structure date back to Norman times.^[1]

There was a school built in 1836, but it was closed by 1881. Owmby by Spital was united with Normanby by Spital into a school board district on 18 January 1870. However, most children in the parish attended school in Normanby by Spital.

Notable residents

Bernie Taupin, the English lyricist famous for his collaboration with Elton John grew up in the village.

References

1. ^ "Kellys Directory". Kellys Directories Ltd. p. 454. http://www.historicaldirectories.org/hd/d.asp. Retrieved 20 April 2011. 

External links

• Community website with photos of the churches

External links

Media related to Owmby by Spital at Wikimedia Commons