- Atterby
Atterby is a small hamlet within the parish of
Bishop Norton ,Lincolnshire ,England , distinguished by a grade twolisted building , Atterby Mill. Now nothing more than a cluster of buildings at a crossroads, in the 19th century it was rather larger with 134 inhabitants, abutcher , shop and a carrier.White's Directory of Lincolnshire 1856] By the early part of the 20th century the Everett family had established abus service, initially with a horse drawn omnibus and later as pioneers in the use of motorised buses. One of their early vehicles was the "Silver Queen". Everett's buses were a feature in the local area for many years until quite recently. In 2006 JD Everett is still in the village but as ahaulage company.Atterby Mill is towards the A15 down a
private road and was powered by water from Atterby Beck (which separates the hamlet fromBishop Norton ) supplemented by asteam engine . It producedanimal feed ground from grain.Nearby was the site of an old post
windmill , long abandoned.*
References
*Bishop Norton - A Lincolnshire Parish History - Peter Stopp 1986
* [http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/archives/ Lincolnshire Archives]
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