East and West Firsby
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East Firsby and West Firsby are two hamlet
s located about 10 miles (16.1 km) north of the city of Lincoln
, in the West Lindsey
district of Lincolnshire
. England, set in the hills of the Lincolnshire Wolds
, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
.
East Firsby lies between Saxby
and Spridlington
, and West Firsby about a mile to the west, near the A15. East Firsby parish was abolished to enlarge that of West Firsby in 1936. There is no church.
The hamlet of Firsby was mentioned in Domesday Book
of 1086 when it was described as having 22 households, 30 acres of meadow, and the Lord of the Manor was Ilbert of Lacy.
At West Firsby is the mid 18th century Grade II listed Manor Farmhouse, and the site of a deserted medieval village
.
Today, West Firsby has an oilfield.
Hamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
s located about 10 miles (16.1 km) north of the city of Lincoln
Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Lincoln is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England.The non-metropolitan district of Lincoln has a population of 85,595; the 2001 census gave the entire area of Lincoln a population of 120,779....
, in the West Lindsey
West Lindsey
West Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England.-History:The district was formed on 1 April 1974, from the urban districts of Gainsborough, Market Rasen, along with Caistor Rural District, Gainsborough Rural District and Welton Rural District...
district of Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
. England, set in the hills of the Lincolnshire Wolds
Lincolnshire Wolds
The Lincolnshire Wolds is a range of hills in the county of Lincolnshire, England. It is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty , and the highest area of land in eastern England between Yorkshire and Kent...
, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is an area of countryside considered to have significant landscape value in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, that has been specially designated by the Countryside Agency on behalf of the United Kingdom government; the Countryside Council for Wales on...
.
East Firsby lies between Saxby
Saxby, Lincolnshire
Saxby is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 237. It is north of Lincoln just off the A15....
and Spridlington
Spridlington
Spridlington is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is north of Lincoln just off the A15. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 194.The parish church of St. Hilary's dates from 1875...
, and West Firsby about a mile to the west, near the A15. East Firsby parish was abolished to enlarge that of West Firsby in 1936. There is no church.
The hamlet of Firsby was mentioned in Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
of 1086 when it was described as having 22 households, 30 acres of meadow, and the Lord of the Manor was Ilbert of Lacy.
At West Firsby is the mid 18th century Grade II listed Manor Farmhouse, and the site of a deserted medieval village
Deserted medieval village
In the United Kingdom, a deserted medieval village is a former settlement which was abandoned during the Middle Ages, typically leaving no trace apart from earthworks or cropmarks. If there are fewer than three inhabited houses the convention is to regard the site as deserted; if there are more...
.
Today, West Firsby has an oilfield.