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Owmby-by-Spital

Village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England

Summary

Village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England

Field	Value
static_image_name	Owmby Church - geograph.org.uk - 70157.jpg
static_image_caption	Owmby church
country	England
official_name	Owmby-by-Spital
civil_parish	Owmby-by-Spital
coordinates
population	388
population_ref	(2011)
shire_district	West Lindsey
shire_county	Lincolnshire
region	East Midlands
constituency_westminster	Gainsborough
post_town	MARKET RASEN
postcode_district	LN8
postcode_area	LN
os_grid_reference	TF001874
london_distance_mi	135
london_direction	S

Owmby-by-Spital is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 2 mi east from the A15 road, 11 mi north from Lincoln and 8 mi west from Market Rasen. The population of the civil parish (just called Owmby then) was 388 at the 2011 census. The village is part of the Owmby Group of parishes.

Owmby-by-Spital is listed in 6 entries of the Domesday Book as 'Ouneby', in the Aslacoe wapentake, in the West Riding of Lindsey. The largest holder in 1066 and 1086 being the Bishop of Lincoln (St Mary). Other land holders in 1086 include Bishop Odo of Bayeux, Ivo Tallboys (Taillebois), and Jocelyn, (son of Lambert).

The civil parish covers an area of 1600 acre. According to the 2001 Census it had a population of 309.

The designation of "Spital" in the name comes from the proximity to the village of Spital-in-the-Street.

The village church is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul. Kelly's noted that the church was built in 1808, with parts of the structure Norman, and that it seated 200 people.

A school was built in 1836, by 1881 Owmby school had closed.

Notable people

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

References

"Owmby-by-Spital". Mapit.
"Civil Parish population 2011". Office for National Statistics.
"Owmby Group of Parishes".
"Owmby [-by-Spital] | Domesday Book".
''Kelly's Directory'' (1919), p. 454
"Owmby by Spital". [[GENUKI]].
Taupin, Bernie. (2023). "Scattershot: Life, Music, Elton & Me". [[Hachette Books]].

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