Owersby Explained

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Static Image Caption:Church of St Martin, North Owersby
Country:England
Official Name:Owersby
Coordinates:53.4365°N -0.4052°W
Population:275
Population Ref:(Including Thornton le Moor. 2011)
Shire District:West Lindsey
Shire County:Lincolnshire
Region:East Midlands
Constituency Westminster:Gainsborough
Post Town:Market Rasen
Postcode District:LN8
Postcode Area:LN
Os Grid Reference:TF060944
London Distance Mi:140
London Direction:S

Owersby is a civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, situated about 6miles north-west from the market town of Market Rasen.

The parish includes the villages and hamlets of North Owersby, South Owersby, Thornton le Moor, and North and South Gulham.[1]

Owersby was created a civil parish in 1936 out of the former parishes of North Owersby,[2] South Owersby,[3] and Thornton le Moor,[4] which were separate civil parishes from 1866 to 1936.[5] The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 275.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Owersby Civil Parish. Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. 15 July 2011.
  2. Web site: North Owersby CP. Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. 15 July 2011.
  3. Web site: South Owersby CP. Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. 15 July 2011.
  4. Web site: Thornton Le Moor CP. Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. 15 July 2011.
  5. Web site: North Owersby. Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. 15 July 2011.
  6. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 26 May 2016. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics.

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