Westby, Lincolnshire

Westby
Westby
 Westby shown within Lincolnshire
OS grid referenceSK972283
    London 95 mi (153 km)  SSE
Civil parishBitchfield and Bassingthorpe
DistrictSouth Kesteven
Shire countyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Grantham
Postcode district NG33
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentGrantham and Stamford (UK Parliament constituency)
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Coordinates: 52°50′37″N 0°33′25″W / 52.843505°N 0.556855°W / 52.843505; -0.556855

Westby is a hamlet in the civil parish of Bitchfield and Bassingthorpe, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) south-east from the town of Grantham.

Westby

Westby is considered a shrunken medieval village[1] and at the time of Domesday Book of 1086 it consisted of eleven households.[2]

References

  1. Historic England. "Westby SMV (325429)". PastScape. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  2. "Westby". Domesday Map. Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull. Retrieved 22 August 2011.


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