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For people named Manby, see Manby (surname).
Coordinates: 53°21′30″N 0°06′01″E / 53.3583°N 0.1002°E
Manby 
Guy Gibson Hall, Manby
Manby
Manby shown within LincolnshireOS grid reference TF398866 District East Lindsey Shire county Lincolnshire Region East Midlands Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town LOUTH Postcode district LN11 Dialling code 01507 Police Lincolnshire Fire Lincolnshire Ambulance East Midlands EU Parliament East Midlands UK Parliament Louth and Horncastle List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire Manby is a village in the county of Lincolnshire, England. Situated approximately five miles (8 km) east of Louth, the village had a population of 833 at the 2001 Census.
The only amenity of note in the village is the post office, however other amenities - including two schools, the Lancaster Inn (formerly the Manby Arms) public house and two other village shops - can be found in the adjoining village of Grimoldby, which is separated from Manby by the B1200 road.
There is also a local scout group called 1st Manby which has been running for 50 years. 1st Manby scouts is the only current scout group in the district to have all scouting sections, Beavers aged 6–8, Cubs aged 8–10 and scouts aged 11½–14 and also Explorers, aged 14–18.
St. Mary's church, Manby
Manby is also the location for East Lindsey Fire Protection Services - an independent fire and rescue service that specialises in off road firefighting, event and airport cover down to fire extinguisher sales and service.
The airfield is home to Lindsey Airsoft providing an opportunity for this new airsoft sport in Lincolnshire. They regularly use the former airfield for skirmish games.
RAF Manby
Between 1938 and 1974, the village was home to a Royal Air Force station. Many of the houses in the village were built as homes for RAF personnel and the streets where these are situated are named after aeroplanes (e.g. Vampire Road).
Forces Graveyard, St. Mary's churchyardSince the closure of the airfield, the houses have been sold to the general public and the former RAF station has been sold for commercial use. The headquarters of East Lindsey District Council are in one of the buildings on the station Tedder Hall. The disused airfield is used as a showground and also a off-road driver training and experience centre.[1] It also has a Chieftain Tank parked in the entrance to the airfield which acts as the gate guardian for the Manby Motorplex centre. Lindsey Airsoft also use the airfield site, holding regular milsim[clarification needed] skirmishes and survival exercises. The hangars are used for commercial storage by Winchester Marine Ltd.
In 2008 the RAF site was proposed by East Lindsey district council as a possible location for an eco-town of 5,000 homes. It appeared on a government shortlist of ten sites, however after protests from residents the council voted to withdraw the plan.[2][3]
References
- ^ Manby Motorplex
- ^ "Council rejects eco town scheme". BBC News. 2008-06-26. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/7474697.stm. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
- ^ "Eco-town 'would increase car use'". BBC News. 2008-07-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicestershire/7484273.stm. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
External links
- Read a detailed historic record about Manby Airfield
- Information on the disused RAF Manby air traffic control tower
Categories:- Villages in Lincolnshire
- Civil parishes in Lincolnshire
- Eco-towns
- East Lindsey
- Lincolnshire geography stubs
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