Worlaby
| Worlaby | |
|---|---|
 St Clement’s church, Worlaby | |
| OS grid reference | TA 01295 13764 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Brigg |
| Postcode district | DN20 |
| Dialling code | 01652 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Worlaby is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England, 6 miles south-west of Barton-Upon-Humber and 5 miles north-east of Brigg. It lies on the B1204 road, and to the east of the River Ancholme.[1] It is one of the five Low Villages - South Ferriby, Horkstow, Saxby All Saints, Bonby, and Worlaby - between Brigg and the River Humber, named so because of their position below the northern edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds.[2] Worlaby was previously part of South Humberside administrative district, and before that, the North Lindsey division of Lindsey, Lincolnshire.
In the Domesday account, the village is referred to as Uluricebi .[3][4]
The original 13th-14th century Grade II listed parish church dedicated to St Clement[5] was re-built in 1873-7, although the early Norman piers of the nave, windows and Late Saxon tower arch were re-used.[6]
Other listed buildings[7] include Worlaby Hospital,[3][8] almshouses founded by John, 1st Lord Bellasye of Worlaby, and built in 1663 for 4 poor women.[6][9]
Worlaby Carrs
To the west of the village to the River Ancholme is Worlaby Carrs, an area of arable land converted by Defra to wet grassland as sanctuary for wintering fowl.[10][11] In early 2011 a proposal to site a wind farm on the Carrs met with local opposition.[12][13]
Further reading
- Machin, Nannette (1989) Worlaby: A Miscellany of a North Lincolnshire Village, Between 1870-1970
- Machin, Nanette. (1990) One hundred years of Worlaby school
References
- ^ Kelly’s Trade Directory 1900, northlincs.gov.uk; retrieved 21 June 2011
- ^ Worlaby - North Lincolnshire, northlincs.com; retrieved 21 June 2011
- ^ a b About the Village, worlaby.org.uk; retrieved 21 June 2011
- ^ Worlaby, domesdaymap.co.uk; retrieved 21 June
- ^ Church History, genuki.org.uk; retrieved 21 June 2011
- ^ a b Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 344; Methuen & Co. Ltd
- ^ Listed Buildings in Worlaby, British Listed Buildings ; retrieved 21 June 2011
- ^ The Old Almshouses, British Listed Buildings ; retrieved 21 June 2011
- ^ The History of Parliament: the House of Commons, 1660-1690, edited by Basil Duke Henning, Haynes Publishing (1983) ISBN 0436192748; retrieved 21 June 2011
- ^ Worlaby Carrs, defra.gov.uk; retrieved 21 June 2011
- ^ Worlaby Carrs, geograph.org.uk; retrieved 21 June 2011
- ^ Worlaby Turbine, worlaby.org.uk; retrieved 21 June 2011
- ^ Villagers sign petition to stop wind turbine being built at wildlife haven, This is Scunthorpe 11 February 2011; retrieved 21 June 2011
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