South Thoresby is a village and civil parish in the

East Lindsey East Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. The population of the district council was 136,401 at the 2011 census. The council is based in Manby. Other major settlements in the district include Alford, Wragby, Spilsby ...

district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated north-east from Horncastle and south-east from Louth. Its population was 128 in 2011. The village is the site of the studio where Arctic Monkeys recorded their debut album '' Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not'' (2006).

Geography

South Thoresby is about east from the A16 in the Lincolnshire Wolds. The civil parish extends much further to the south, over the A16 and to include the hamlets of Calceby (a former medieval village) and

Driby Driby is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of South Thoresby, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated west from the town of Alford. In 1961 the parish had a population of 42. On 1 April 1987 ...

, extending southwards to Langton by Spilsby. To the south-west is

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. It lies close to the northern boundary with

Aby with Greenfield Aby with Greenfield is a civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 196. It consists of the villages of Aby and Greenfield. The parish is situated approximately ...

Community

The parish council administers Swaby, South Thoresby, and Haugh, although these are separate civil parishes. South Thoresby church is dedicated to

Saint Andrew Andrew the Apostle ( grc-koi, Ἀνδρέᾱς, Andréās ; la, Andrēās ; , syc, ܐܰܢܕ݁ܪܶܐܘܳܣ, ʾAnd’reʾwās), also called Saint Andrew, was an apostle of Jesus according to the New Testament. He is the brother of Simon Peter ...

, and dates from 1738. It was restored in 1872. It replaced an earlier church, which was abandoned by 1735. The local public house is the Vine Inn, which was originally built in 1508. The present building appears to date from the 18th century. Within the parish is Singleton Birch, a chalk quarry.

Nature reserve

The South Thoresby Warren nature reserve opened in 2007, and was officially declared a Local Nature Reserve in 2008. Birds seen there include the yellowhammer, bullfinches, great tits and buzzards. Plants there include the common spotted orchid, the

Yorkshire fog ''Holcus lanatus'' is a perennial grass. The specific epithet ' is Latin for 'woolly' which describes the plant's hairy texture. Common names include Yorkshire fog, tufted grass, and meadow soft grass. In North America, where it is an invasive sp ...

, the common mouse-ear, the bristly ox-tongue, the

silverweed ''Argentina'' (silverweeds) is a genus of plants in the rose family (Rosaceae) which is accepted by some authors, as containing 64 species, but classified in ''Potentilla'' sect. ''Leptostylae'' by others. Selected species *''Argentina anserina ...

, the self-heal and the

common centaury ''Centaurium erythraea'' is a species of flowering plant in the gentian family known by the common names common centaury and European centaury. Description This is an erect biennial herb which reaches half a meter in height. It grows from a sma ...

References

External links

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"South Thoresby"
Genuki. Retrieved 26 May 2012
"South Thoresby"
Lincolnshirewolds.info. Retrieved 26 May 2012
Singleton Birch quarry
{{authority control Villages in Lincolnshire Civil parishes in Lincolnshire East Lindsey District Local Nature Reserves in Lincolnshire