Rigsby is a village and part of 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. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
of Rigsby with
Ailby, in the
East Lindsey
East Lindsey is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Lincolnshire, England. Its council is based in Horncastle and the largest town is Skegness. Other towns include Alford, Lincolnshire, Alford, Burgh le Marsh, Coningsby, L ...
district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
of
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire (), abbreviated ''Lincs'', is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber regions of England. It is bordered by the East Riding of Yorkshire across the Humber estuary to th ...
, England. It is situated approximately west from the town of
Alford. The origin of the name Rigsby is of, Old Norse-Vikings. Rigsby – Land of
Odin
Odin (; from ) is a widely revered god in Norse mythology and Germanic paganism. Most surviving information on Odin comes from Norse mythology, but he figures prominently in the recorded history of Northern Europe. This includes the Roman Em ...
,
Rig (Odin's Nickname) – Old Norse God,
By – Land of.
Similar to many "by"s, Ex: Thorsby, Land of Thor. Visby (Gotland, Sweden) – Land of a Holy place, Hedeby – Land of Heath
Rigsby is listed in the 1086 ''
Domesday Book
Domesday Book ( ; the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book") is a manuscript record of the Great Survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 at the behest of William the Conqueror. The manuscript was originally known by ...
'' as "Rigesbi", with 19 households and a church.
The Old church of Rigsby, which was rebuilt in 1863, had a thatched roof. Today the church is a Grade II
listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Hi ...
of
limestone
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dedicated to
Saint James, rebuilt in 1863 by
James Fowler James Fowler may refer to:
Politics
* James Fowler (Massachusetts politician) (1788–1873), American lawyer and politician
* James Fowler (Australian politician) (1863–1940), member of the Australian House of Representatives, 1901–1922
* Jam ...
. It retains a 14th-century octagonal
font
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For instance, the typeface Bauer Bodoni (shown in the figure) includes fonts " Roman" (or "regul ...
.
Rigsby Wood is a
nature reserve
A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, funga, or features of geologic ...
which lies at the foot of the
Lincolnshire Wolds
The Lincolnshire Wolds which also includes the Lincolnshire Wolds National Landscape are a range of low hills in the county of Lincolnshire, England which runs roughly parallel with the North Sea coast, from the Humber Estuary just west of the t ...
about west from Alford. It is ancient woodland lying partly on chalky boulder clay and partly on glacial sands.
References
External links
Rigsby Farming Co LtdRigsby Wold Holiday Cottages
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Villages in Lincolnshire
East Lindsey District