Oasby is a

hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...

in the

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...

Heydour Heydour is a hamlet and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The parish population of 286 at the 2001 census rose to 311 at the 2011 census. Heydour lies about south-west of Sleaford and north-east of Grantham. ...

, in the South Kesteven

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Lincolnshire Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a Counties of England, 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-we ...

, England. It lies north-east of

Grantham Grantham () is a market and industrial town in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, situated on the banks of the River Witham and bounded to the west by the A1 road. It lies some 23 miles (37 km) south of the Lincoln and ...

. Oasby,

, Aisby,

Culverthorpe Culverthorpe is a hamlet in the civil parish of Culverthorpe and Kelby, in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies south-west from Sleaford, north-east from Grantham and south-east from Ancaster. History According t ...

and

Kelby Kelby is a hamlet in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies south-west from Sleaford, north-east from Grantham and south-east from Ancaster. The hamlet forms part of the civil parish of Culverthorpe and Kelby. Kelb ...

are the five hamlets within Heydour parish. Oasby Manor House is a Grade II*

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dating from the 17th century with reused 15th-century stonework and 19th-century alterations. There is a 15th-century Oriel window on the first floor. Manor House Farm is a 17th-century single story Grade II listed farmhouse. Oasby Mill is a tower

windmill A windmill is a structure that converts wind power into rotational energy using vanes called sails or blades, specifically to mill grain (gristmills), but the term is also extended to windpumps, wind turbines, and other applications, in some ...

, built about 1810 of black bitumen painted ashlar. It is Grade II listed, and all machinery has been removed. The village

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, the Houblon Arms, was built about 1700 and is Grade II listed. The parish holds community events, usually in Aisby village hall, with a book club, art club, cricket club, annual art exhibition and January pantomime.

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* {{Authority control Hamlets in Lincolnshire South Kesteven District