Riby
| Riby | |
|---|---|
 St Edmund's Kirk, Riby | |
  Riby Location within Lincolnshire | |
| Population | 134 (2001) |
| OS grid reference | TA184075 |
| • Lunnon | 140 mi (230 km) S |
| Destrict | |
| Shire coonty | |
| Region | |
| Kintra | Ingland |
| Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
| Post toun | Grimsby |
| Postcode destrict | DN37 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Pairlament | East Midlands |
| UK Pairlament | |
Riby is a veelage an ceevil pairish in the West Lindsey destrict o Lincolnshire, Ingland. It is situatit approximately 4 mile (6 km) sooth-wast frae the toun o Grimsby.
History
[eedit | eedit soorce]Thare are twa scheduled barraes 650 metres sooth-wast o Riby Grove Farm. Whilst thay are nae langer visible abuin grund, the burial remains survive inside. Ane is a Neolithic lang barrae, an the ither a Bronze Age bowl barrae.[1]
A huird o 15-20,000 bronze coins datin frae Gallienus tae Aurelian (AD 253-275) wur foond in a urn covered bi a dish at Riby Wold Farm in 1953. The coins are held bi the Ashmolean Museum pendin clessification.[2] Lincoln Museum haud a further collection o 21 coins, Constantine - Gratian (AD 305-383), thocht tae be anerly pairt o a hoard foond at Riby.[3]
The pairish kirk is a Grade II* leetit building dedicatit tae Saunt Edmund an datin frae the 12t hunderyear wi a 1868 restoration bi Ferrey, an biggit frae limestane an airnstane. The wast door is late 13t-hunderyear, an thare is a blockit 12t-hunderyear door in the north aisle. The east windae records that George Tomline fundit the restoration, an thare are several memorials tae the Tomline faimily in the kirk.[4]
On 18 Juin 1645, thare wis a ceevil war clash at Riby Gapp, an the pairish register o Riby conteens the follaein entries:[5]
"Nine soldiers slaine in a skirmish in the field of Riby the day before, buried June the 19th."
"Charles Skelton, a soldiour wounded in the same skirmish, buried June the 20th."
"William Willoughbie a soldier wounded in the skirmish above named, buried July the 4th"
Riby Grove wis a kintra hoose, nou demolished, which stuid in the veelage. In 1803 Marmaduke Tomline, awner o the Riby Grove, bequeathit the hoose an estate tae George Pretyman, the Bishop o Lincoln, on condeetion that he adoptit the name Tomline. Pretyman acceptit the inheritance an thereafter adoptit the name Pretyman-Tomline. His son William Edward Pretyman Tomline wis born at Riby in 1787 an became a Member o Pairlament an Heich Sheriff o Lincolnshire for 1924–25. He in turn haed a son "Colonel" George Tomline, a Member o Pairlament an Heich Sheriff o Lincolnshire in 1852 an aw. The hoose wis demolished in 1935.
Riby School wis biggit in 1890 as Riby Naitional schuil, replacin a veelage schuil biggit in 1848 bi the Tomline faimily. It wis kent as Riby Coonty Schuil bi 1947 an closed in 1958.[6]
Notable fowk
[eedit | eedit soorce]Riby is the birthplace o the fashion model an photographer Jill Kennington.[7]
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Historic England. "Scheduled Barrows at Riby (1018838)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 Julie 2011.
- ↑ Historic England. "Coins found at Riby (80244)". PastScape. Retrieved 17 Julie 2011.
- ↑ Historic England. "Coins found at Riby (80251)". PastScape. Retrieved 17 Julie 2011.
- ↑ Historic England. "St Edmunds church, Riby (1146937)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 Julie 2011.
- ↑ William White (1856). Notes and Queries, Vol 13. Oxford University Press. p. 272. Retrieved 17 Julie 2011.
- ↑ "Riby School". Lincs to the Past. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 17 Julie 2011.
- ↑ FirmSites Blank Unit: Jill Kennington - People - Articles - FirmSites Blank Unit, accessdate: 28 August 2014
Freemtia airtins
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