Harrowby, Lincolnshire

Harrowby

Church of the Ascension, Harrowby
Harrowby
Harrowby shown within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference SK950363
 London 100 mi (160 km) S
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Grantham
Postcode district NG31
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK Parliament

Harrowby is a hamlet in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies 2 miles (3 km) east of the market town of Grantham. Harrowby was a hamlet in two parts: Harrowby Within (now part of Grantham), and Harrowby Without (part of the parish of Londonthorpe and Harrowby Without), which includes Harrowby Hall.

Heritage

Harrowby is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book as "Herigerbi", with 18 households.[1]

Originally a township of Grantham,[2] Harrowby was created a civil parish in 1866,[3] and in 1894 it was split into two separate civil parishes, Harrowby Within,[4] and Harrowby Without.[5] In 1909 Harrowby Within was abolished and merged with the town of Grantham. In October 1930 Harrowby Without was reduced in size to enlarge the town, and in 1931 merged into Londonthorpe and Harrowby civil parish.

From 1931 a wooden church dedicated to the Ascension served the village, and a more permanent building was erected in 1954 and opened in 1956 by the Bishop of Lincoln. In the early 1960s an octagonal church building was erected, and the former church became the parish hall.[6]

References

  1. "Harrowby". Domesday Map. Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  2. "Harrowby". Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  3. "Harrowby CP". Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  4. "Harrowby Within". Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  5. "Harrowby Without". Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  6. "History". Church of the Ascension. Harrowby Church of the Ascension. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
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