Harby is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

and

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. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

in the

Newark and Sherwood Newark and Sherwood is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest district by area in the county. The council is based in Newark-on-Trent, the area's largest town. The district also incl ...

district of

Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated ''Notts.'') is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. The county is bordered by South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. Th ...

, England. It is close to Doddington, Lincolnshire, and is the easternmost settlement in Nottinghamshire, the boundary separating the two. According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 336, up from 289 at the 2001 census. It increased to 346 at the 2021 census.

Heritage

Eleanor of Castile

The parish church of All Saints' was built in 1875–1876 in Early English style. In the east wall of the tower is a statue in memory of

Eleanor of Castile Eleanor of Castile (1241 – 28 November 1290) was Queen of England as the first wife of Edward I. She was educated at the Castilian court and also ruled as Countess of Ponthieu in her own right () from 1279. After diplomatic efforts to s ...

, Queen Consort of King

Edward I of England Edward I (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots (Latin: Malleus Scotorum), was King of England from 1272 to 1307. Concurrently, he was Lord of Ireland, and from 1254 ...

. She died at the nearby house of Richard de Weston on 28 November 1290. The moated site of Weston's house is to the west of the church. The Queen's body was transported to London for burial. The King ordered Eleanor crosses to be built at each place where her body had rested overnight on the journey.

Windmills

The capless stump of a five-storey tower

windmill A windmill is a machine operated by the force of wind acting on vanes or sails to mill grain (gristmills), pump water, generate electricity, or drive other machinery. Windmills were used throughout the high medieval and early modern period ...

, built about 1877, stands at the end of Mill Field Close (). A

post mill The post mill is the earliest type of European windmill. Its defining feature is that the whole body of the mill that houses the machinery is mounted on a single central vertical post. The vertical post is supported by four quarter bars. These ar ...

was also recorded for Harby.

Parish change

Harby was a township in the parish of North Clifton. It became a separate parish in 1866.

January 1957 air incident

On Wednesday 9 January 1957

de Havilland Vampire The de Havilland DH100 Vampire is a British jet fighter which was developed and manufactured by the de Havilland, de Havilland Aircraft Company. It was the second jet fighter to be operated by the Royal Air Force, RAF, after the Gloster Meteo ...

Mk5 ''VZ860'' crashed from RAF Worksop (

Scofton Scofton is a hamlet in the Bassetlaw district of northern Nottinghamshire, England. It is north west of London, north of the county town and city of Nottingham, and east of the nearest town Worksop. Having a shared modern history with nearby ...

). One house was completely flattened, which is now Harby Village Hall. Three other homes were damaged. The pilot never ejected as he had blacked out, 25 year old Scottish Pilot Officer Stanley Monro, 25 Ormsby Lodge The Avenue,

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. 64 year old Mrs Lois Towning, was killed. who was with her daughter Mrs Dorothy Goldacre. Two other women were severely injured in Lincoln County Hospital, Mrs Mary Olivant and Mrs L Richards. Fire engines attended from Collingham, Saxilby, Lincoln and Gainsborough, and ambulances from Lincoln, Scunthorpe and Gainsborough.''Newark Advertiser'' Wednesday 23 January 1957, page 2

Education and amenities

The village is served by Queen Eleanor Primary School. There is a term-time school bus from Harby to

Tuxford Tuxford is a historic market town and a civil parish in the Bassetlaw District, Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England. It had a population of 2,809 in the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census. Geography Its nearby towns are Oll ...

Academy. A pre-booking bus service No. 67 of about three services a day serves Newark, Collingham and Saxilby on Mondays to Saturdays. The nearest railway station is at Saxilby on the Doncaster–Lincoln line. The village has a playing field with a bowls club and a children's play park. The village hall has two rooms for hire to groups, courses and circles. There is another room for hire at the local pub, the ''Bottle and Glass'', which also serves food. Residents can rent allotments from the parish council. There are no permanent retail shopping facilities in the village.

References

{{authority control Villages in Nottinghamshire Civil parishes in Nottinghamshire Newark and Sherwood