Partney
Encyclopedia
Partney is a small village, around 3 miles north of Spilsby
in the Lincolnshire Wolds
. This village was the birth place of Henry Stubbe, the noted seventeenth century thinker
.
s with a recent bypass to cope with holiday traffic to the nearby beach resorts of Skegness
, Ingoldmells
and Chapel Saint Leonards. It therefore receives public transport from the connect 6 bus which runs from Lincoln to Skegness.
Matthew Flinders
was wed in the village church (St. Nicholas')and a memorial stone stands in the graveyard to this day.
The village is home to a small Church of England
aided primary school.
Until relatively recently, the village has been home to a locally famous sheep fair. An annual village summer fair is now held in its stead to raise money for local causes.
Spilsby
Spilsby is a market town and civil parish in Lincolnshire. England. The town is situated adjacent to the main A16 Trunk Road at the southern edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds north of the Fenlands, east of the county town of Lincoln, north east of Boston and north west from Skegness.The town has...
in 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...
. This village was the birth place of Henry Stubbe, the noted seventeenth century thinker
Thinker
Thinker may refer to:*Intellectual, one who tries to use his or her intellect to work, study, reflect, speculate on, or ask and answer questions with regard to a variety of different ideas...
.
Transport links
It sits on the intersection of the A16 and A158 roadA158 road
The A158 road is a major tourist route that heads from Lincoln in the west to Skegness on the east coast. The road is located entirely in the county of Lincolnshire and is single carriageway for almost its entirety. The road is approximately long...
s with a recent bypass to cope with holiday traffic to the nearby beach resorts of Skegness
Skegness
Skegness is a seaside town and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. Located on the Lincolnshire coast of the North Sea, east of the city of Lincoln it has a total resident population of 18,910....
, Ingoldmells
Ingoldmells
Ingoldmells is a coastal village, civil parish and resort in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, on the A52.-Geography:In terms of villages it is relatively large, and receives a lot of tourism yearly due its close position to Skegness. Most housing is found in the west of the...
and Chapel Saint Leonards. It therefore receives public transport from the connect 6 bus which runs from Lincoln to Skegness.
Facilities
The Victory Hall, situated adjacent to St. Nicholas' Church, hosts a coffee morning on a Wednesday, as well as many clubs and groups.Matthew Flinders
Matthew Flinders
Captain Matthew Flinders RN was one of the most successful navigators and cartographers of his age. In a career that spanned just over twenty years, he sailed with Captain William Bligh, circumnavigated Australia and encouraged the use of that name for the continent, which had previously been...
was wed in the village church (St. Nicholas')and a memorial stone stands in the graveyard to this day.
The village is home to a small Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
aided primary school.
Until relatively recently, the village has been home to a locally famous sheep fair. An annual village summer fair is now held in its stead to raise money for local causes.
Notable people
The actor Stephen Murray was born in the viilage in 1912.External links
- Reference to Partney Sheep Fair http://manybooks.net/pages/edgewortetext058tal210/69.html (from Tales and Novels, vol 2 by Maria EdgeworthMaria EdgeworthMaria Edgeworth was a prolific Anglo-Irish writer of adults' and children's literature. She was one of the first realist writers in children's literature and was a significant figure in the evolution of the novel in Europe...
) - Local history
- Village Website
- The Red Lion Inn