Keisby Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:52.844°N -0.459°W
Official Name:Keisby
Static Image:Keisby, Lincolnshire - geograph.org.uk - 328278.jpg
Static Image Width:240px
Static Image Caption:Manor Farm House, Keisby
Civil Parish:Lenton, Keisby and Osgodby
Shire District:South Kesteven
Shire County:Lincolnshire
Region:East Midlands
Constituency Westminster:Grantham and Stamford
Post Town:BOURNE
Postcode District:PE10
Postcode Area:PE
Dial Code:01476
Os Grid Reference:TF038285
London Distance Mi:90
London Direction:S

Keisby is a hamlet in the civil parish of Lenton, Keisby and Osgodby, in the South Kesteven district, in Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 6miles north-west from Bourne and 9miles south-east from Grantham. In 1921 the parish had a population of 72.[1]

History

Keisby comes from an Old Norse term meaning "Kisi's farmstead or village".[2] The village is mentioned in the Domesday account,[3] and has had different spellings over the years, from Chisebi to Kisebi and Kysebi.[2]

The English surname Kisby (and variants) is believed to originate from Keisby.[4]

Keisby was formerly a township in the parish of Lavington,[5] in 1866 Keisby became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished to form "Lenton Keisby and Osgodby".[6]

Modern times

Keisby is part of the Lenton, Keisby and Osgodby ecclesiastical parish, and The North Beltisloe Group of parishes in the Deanery of Beltisloe.[7] As of 2014 the incumbent is the Revd Mike Doyle.[7] There is no separate church, services taking place in the parish church at Lenton.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population statistics Keisby CP/Tn through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 4 January 2024.
  2. Book: Mills, A. D. . A Dictionary of British Place-Names . 2003.
  3. Web site: Keisby., The Domesday Book Online
  4. Bardsley, C.W. & Frowde, H.; A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames. OUP Warehouse, 1901
  5. Web site: History of Keisby, in South Kesteven and Lincolnshire. A Vision of Britain through Time. 4 January 2024.
  6. Web site: Relationships and changes Keisby CP/Tn through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 4 January 2024.
  7. Web site: Lenton PCC. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716073144/http://www.lincoln.anglican.org/search_parishes.php?14023030. 16 July 2011. dmy-all., Diocese of Lincoln