Ranby, Lincolnshire Explained

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Static Image Caption:St German's Church, Ranby
Country:England
Official Name:Ranby
Coordinates:53.2901°N -0.1557°W
Shire District:East Lindsey
Shire County:Lincolnshire
Region:East Midlands
Constituency Westminster:Louth and Horncastle
Post Town:Market Rasen
Postcode District:LN8
Postcode Area:LN
Os Grid Reference:TF230786
London Distance Mi:125
London Direction:S

Ranby is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated about 6miles north-west from the market town of Horncastle. It is in the civil parish of Market Stainton.

"Randebi" is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book, consisting of 29 households, a mill and one church.[1]

The parish church, a Grade II listed building dedicated to Saint German (Saint Germain), dates from the 12th century, although it was rebuilt in 1861 by James Fowler reusing earlier fragments.

Ranby Hall is a Grade II listed brick country house dating from 1868.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ranby. Domesday Map. Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull. 17 July 2011.