Bilsby
| Bilsby | |
|---|---|
 Holy Trinity, Bilsby parish church |
|
 Bilsby
|
|
| Bilsby shown within Lincolnshire | |
| Population | 487 (including Farlesthorpe2011) |
| OS grid reference | TF473766 |
| • London | 120 mi (190 km) S |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Alford |
| Postcode district | LN13 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Bilsby is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the A1111 Alford to Sutton-on-Sea road, 1 mile (1.6 km) east from the town of Alford. Thurlby and Asserby are hamlets located within the parish of Bilsby.
According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 415, increasing to 487 at the 2011 Census.
Bilsby is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as a settlement of eighteen households. The village name may derive from the Norse goddess Bil.
Mumby Road railway station used to be situated here. In 1897, Thurlby would have been an important junction between the Sutton and Willoughby Railway (part of the East Lincolnshire Railway) and a proposed line from a new port at Sutton on Sea to another in Warrington to be built by the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway.
A steam tramway ran through Bilsby between 1884 and 1889. The Alford and Sutton Tramway ran from Alford town to Sutton-on-Sea on rails set into the road; it opened in 1884 and closed only 5 years later.
Bilsby church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity and is a Grade II Listed Building dating from the 15th century. It was extensively repaired in 1841. The church is stuccoed, and has an 18th-century stone tower with brick battlements. The pulpit stem is the bole of a tree, with its steps cut from another. A memorial slab in the chancel commemorates Sir John Byllesby (died 1640), a prominent figure in his day. His descendant, Major H. M. Byllesby (US Air Service), largely aided a restoration of the church in 1918.
...
Wikipedia