Normanby le Wold is a village and

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in the

West Lindsey West Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. Its council is based in Gainsborough. History The district was formed on 1 April 1974, from the urban districts of Gainsborough, Market Rasen, along with Caistor Rural Distr ...

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Lincolnshire Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south-west, Leicestershire ...

, England. It is in the

Lincolnshire Wolds The Lincolnshire Wolds are a range of low hills in the county of Lincolnshire, England which run roughly parallel with the North Sea coast, from the Humber Estuary in the north-west to the edge of the Lincolnshire Fens in the south-east. They a ...

, an

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB; , AHNE) is an area of countryside in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, that has been designated for conservation due to its significant landscape value. Areas are designated in recognition of thei ...

, and about south from the town of

Caistor Caistor is a town and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. As its name implies, it was originally a Roman castrum or fortress. It lies at the north-west edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds, on the Viking Way, and jus ...

, and north-east from the city and

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. It is in the civil parish of

Claxby by Normanby Claxby, or Claxby by Normanby, is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 221. It is situated approximately north from the town of Market ...

. Close to Normanby le Wold village is a

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marking the highest point in Lincolnshire, above sea level. This area is known as

Wolds Top Wolds Top, also known as Normanby Hill, is the highest point of the Lincolnshire Wolds. The summit elevation is . It lies some distance to the north of the village of Normanby le Wold in Lincolnshire. The Viking Way passes close by, on a minor r ...

History

The village had 37 households at the time of ''

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'' of 1086. The Grade II*

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parish church is dedicated to

Saint Peter Saint Peter; he, שמעון בר יונה, Šimʿōn bar Yōnāh; ar, سِمعَان بُطرُس, translit=Simʿa̅n Buṭrus; grc-gre, Πέτρος, Petros; cop, Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ, Petros; lat, Petrus; ar, شمعون الصفـا, Sham'un ...

and built of

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, dating from the early 13th century and the 14th century. It was restored in 1868 by James Fowler. Both the

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and

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are 19th-century, and the

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is 14th-century on a 19th-century base. In the south

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there is a 16th-century gravestone, seen through a large

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Community

St Peters church is part of the Walesby Group of Parishes which comprises

Brookenby Brookenby is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated north-east from Market Rasen. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 742, falling to 665 at the 2011 census. T ...

(St Michael and All Angels),

(St Mary),

Kirmond le Mire Kirmond le Mire is a small village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the B1203 road, east from Market Rasen and south-west from Grimsby. It is in the civil parish of Thoresway. Kirmo ...

(St Martin),

North Willingham North Willingham is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey Non-metropolitan district, district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish (including Sixhills) was 181 at the 2011 census. It is situated east from the ...

(St Thomas), Stainton le Vale (St Andrew),

Tealby Tealby is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, situated on the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds and north-east of Market Rasen. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 593. Communi ...

(All Saints), Walesby (St Mary) and Walesby Old Church (All Saints). The incumbent was The Revd John Carr from 2001 to 2017; following his retirement the group is currently in interregnum. The associate priest is The Revd Elaine Turner.

References

External links

* {{authority control Villages in Lincolnshire Civil parishes in Lincolnshire West Lindsey District