Digby, Lincolnshire
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| Digby shown within Lincolnshire | |
| Population | 621 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | TF078546 |
| • London | 105 mi (169 km) S |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Lincoln |
| Postcode district | LN4 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
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Digby is a small village and civil parish in the district of North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated in the vale of the Digby Beck watercourse, 6 miles (10 km) north from the town of Sleaford and 12 miles (19 km) south from the city and county town of Lincoln. The village has a population of about 574, increasing to 621 at the 2011 census, and a parish council.
Two Bronze Age stone axes, about 4,000 years old, were found in Digby, one now in private possession, the other at Lincoln Museum. Also found were two Bronze Age arrowheads, again one in private possession, the other at Lincoln Museum with a Neolithic partly polished axe also found here.
The church is dedicated to Thomas Becket and has a porch with strong Saxon elements and carvings. Built in the Gothic style, it has a tall spire, and is Grade I listed. There is also a circular Village lock-up which is Grade II listed, and a medieval stone buttercross in the centre of the village which is Grade II listed, and a scheduled monument although the top section of the pillar and cross appear to have been renewed, probably during the Victorian period. In the 1930s the churchyard was said to be haunted The church spire was struck by lightning in August 1907 leading to repairs costing £80.
Near the village is the Royal Air Force grass airfield of RAF Digby (formerly RAF Scopwick). During the Second World War the station was home to Hurricane and Spitfire squadrons and to Douglas Bader, Guy Gibson, and poet John Gillespie Magee. The airfield was Canadian later in the war, as RCAF Digby Fighter Station, with the Operations Room and billets at nearby Blankney Hall.
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