| Official Name: | Walesby |
| Country: | England |
| Region: | East Midlands |
| Static Image: | Walesby Ramblers Church - view from west 01.jpg |
| Static Image Width: | 240px |
| Static Image Caption: | The Ramblers' Church is on a hill overlooking the village |
| Population: | 249 |
| Population Ref: | (Census, 2011) |
| Os Grid Reference: | TF134923 |
| Coordinates: | 53.4161°N -0.2956°W |
| Post Town: | MARKET RASEN |
| Postcode Area: | LN |
| Postcode District: | LN8 |
| Dial Code: | 01673 |
| Civil Parish: | Walesby |
| London Distance Mi: | 130 |
| London Direction: | S |
Walesby is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 249.[1] It lies in the Lincolnshire Wolds, 3miles north-east from Market Rasen and 7miles south from Caistor. Tealby parish lies to the south-east. The parish covers about 3600acres and includes the hamlets of Risby and Otby.
The name 'Walesby' is thought to mean 'farm/settlement of Valr' or another suggestion is 'farm/settlement of the Britons'.[2]
St Mary's is an Arts and Crafts style Church designed by the architect Temple Moore in 1913.[3] The church was shut after the 2008 Lincolnshire earthquake when a large crack appeared in the tower and masonry fell inside the church.[4] St Mary's was also damaged in the 1930s when a hurricane dislodged its 'candle snuffer' spire resulting in its eventual removal.
In the 1930s an earlier church, All Saints', was renovated after it fell into disuse. Now known as the "Ramblers Church" it features a 1951 stained glass window detailing walkers and cyclists. The Viking Way passes close to All Saints.