Ketsby Explained

Official Name:Ketsby
Static Image Name:Farm buildings at Ketsby - geograph.org.uk - 482296.jpg
Static Image Caption:Ketsby
Country:England
Region:East Midlands
Os Grid Reference:TF368765
Coordinates:53.2686°N 0.0513°W
Postcode Area:LN
Postcode District:LN11
London Distance Mi:120
London Direction:S

Ketsby is a hamlet in the civil parish of South Ormsby in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 5miles west from the town of Alford. The population of the hamlet is included in the civil parish of Brinkhill.

Ketsby is listed in the Domesday account with 18 households, a meadow of 60acres and a mill.[1]

An early medieval cresset lamp, with a maltese cross carved on the base, was found at Ketsby and is now in Lincoln City and County Museum.

Ketsby water mill and mill house are built in yellow brick, date from 1864, and are Grade II listed buildings. The mill is no longer in operation.[2] [3]

The Greenwich Prime Zero meridian line passes through the hamlet.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ketsby. Domesday Map. Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull. 6 July 2011.
  2. Web site: Ketsby Water Mill. British Listed Buildings. English Heritage. 6 July 2011.
  3. Web site: Ketsby Mill House. British Listed Buildings. English Heritage. 6 July 2011.